> “I have the high ground” ... was a legitimate force multiplier. There are a huge number of places in Europe where the town has grown around the Old Castle, a

> “I have the high ground” ... was a legitimate force multiplier. There are a huge number of places in Europe where the town has grown around the Old Castle, and the Old Castle has been a fortification of some sort since a very long time ago (often pre-Roman), and it's on a hill near a bend on a river - high ground, defensible and also transport links. Everywhere from Edinburgh to Kraków.