A mamelon (from French 'nipple') is a French name for a breast shaped hillock. At the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimean War the French called a strategic hillock (location: 44.60048°N 33.55606°E / 44.60048; 33.55606) the Mamelon.
A mamelon (from French 'nipple') is a French name for a breast shaped hillock. At the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimean War the French called a strategic hillock (location: 44.60048°N 33.55606°E / 44.60048; 33.55606) the Mamelon.
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