Point d'appui

A point d'appui (French for fulcrum), in military theory, is a location where troops are assembled prior to a battle. Often a monument is erected to commemorate the point d'appui for notable battles. In some battles there may be more than a single point d'appui.^[1]

Examples

In Scotland, the Catto Long Barrow is located at the point d'appui of a historic battle^[2] between Vikings and Picts in eastern Aberdeenshire.

See also

• Maneuver
• Staging area
• Schwerpunkt, a term with a similar literal meaning though not a similar military meaning

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References

• F.C. Heath (1911) The Royal Engineers Journal, vol. XIV, Royal Engineers Institute, W & J. Mackay & Co., Ltd
• C. Michael Hogan (2008) Catto Long Barrow fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian