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EntityQ1936668· pop 6

Also known as military miner, mine sapper

soldier whose job was to create a tunnel under the walls of the besieged fortress to collapse the fortress walls with a large explosive charge or provide access to a possible surprise attack without being noticed

Wikidata facts

Instance of
profession
Subclass of
sapper
Field of work
tunnel warfare
Said to be same as
miner
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native label
Miner
writing system
Latin script
different from
leaf miner
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