Translated by Nathalie GAUTHIER
Thanks to the presence of the fiefdom limit of the Counts of Blois at the edge of the forest, we have a bank preceded by a deep ditch.
Trainers were able to show future gunners how to transform a natural barrier into a trench in order to receive a current of matching parts "artillery".
The presence of this deep ditch right at the wayside and at the edge of the forest was suitable for its development as a center for Machine guns. A dozen slots were built (...)