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Blocking both ends of a mountain pass with boulders and trees could stop infantry movement and pin the force down.
Unidentified speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“Both ends, if they're blocked cleverly with boulders and with trees,”
“mean the infantry is not going anywhere either.”
“You have them essentially pinned down.”Play from 1:13:44Report a misattribution
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