Commanding

- ground, implies in a military sense, a rising ground which overlooks any post, or strong place. There are, strictly speaking, three sorts of commanding grounds; namely, Front Commanding - ground , Every height is called so, that lies opposite to the face of the post which plays upon its front. Reverse Commanding - ground , an eminence which plays upon the rear of a post. Enfilade Commanding - ground , or Curtain Commanding - ground , a high place, which, with its shot, scours all the length of a line, .