Comm An Dement

Fr. in a military sense, means any spot which is higher than another. A comm an dement is called simple, when the difference between two heights is only 9 feet. It is called double, when the difference is 18 feet; triple when 27, and so progre ively, taking 9 feet invariably, for the height of each comm an dement. A comm an dement may be considered in three lights. In front, in enfilade, and in reverse. The comm an dement in front, is when you see all the persons who are employed in protecting a work; in enfilade, when you only see them from a flank; and in reverse, when you see them obliquely from behind.