Fortification

was the first to occupy West Point in 1778; becoming the oldest garrison that still continues in US activity. Between 1778 and 1780, Polish engineers and military hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko oversaw the construction of the fort. As commander of the fortifications at West Point, Benedict Arnold committed but an act of treason in an attempt to sell the fort to the British. The cadets underwent training in artillery and engineering in the garrison since 1794. The Congress formally authorized the…

How gunpowder changed warfare How gunpowder was invented is that some scientists in china were experimenting Saltpeter a powerful agent potassium nitrate. It was used in medical compounds for years until a man thought about mixing the potassium agent with sulfur and charcoal, it had a result of a mysterious powder. Some observers said that smoke and fire the scientist’s body parts were burnt and the houses that they were working at burnt down too. The powder was used by the reigning Sung…

colonies. Once the Continental Army secured the location, General Washington appointed a talented Polish engineer by the name of Tadeusz Kosciuszko to construct the defenses for the fort. Which at the time were considered a marvel among fortifications. Once the fortifications were complete Washington decided to make this location his headquarters…

“Dark Ages” explores the time from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Crusades. From the fall of the ancient Roman Empire up to the Renaissance, Europe was in a constant state of war as many attempted to rebuild the Roman Empire. The Dark Ages was a period that was shadowed by famine, the Bubonic plague, political struggles, and religious persecutions. The Roman Empire began to collapse from within once the Visigoths, led by Alaric, surrounded and blockaded any entry into the city. The Roman’s…

Without Sparta’s extreme training they would not be the infamous warriors that they were and therefore this factor is important as Sparta’s population was smaller than that of Athens and other neighboring city-states. Due to Sparta’s poor fortification it means that they would be an easy target if their warriors were not as revered as they…

The French Resistance conducted every activity of unconventional warfare against the Nazi occupiers, and they did so extensively. Through underground newspapers the Resistance reached millions in readers, calling for passive and active forms of resistance and spreading stories of Nazi defeats on the eastern front. They planned and executed countless acts of sabotage against German lines of transportation, telecommunications, power grids, and war production facilities (Douthit, 1987). Maquis…

The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire also known as the Eastern half. A high-ranking nobleman who succeeded his uncle to the throne known as Justinian. Justinian being a significant leader later on rebuilt the crumbling fortifications of Constantinople, built vast and complex buildings, created new laws known as the Justinian codes, and the Byzantine Missionaries convert the Slavs. Nemours of laws were outdated so Justinian created the Justinian code.The Justinian code is…

(Written by: Richard Hellie) Here are some fact about alexander and his relationship with the Mongols. Alexander Neviskii was the prince of Novgorod. Alexander was the second son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodivch. Alexander and his father gave time to Batu Khan and the land became part of the Genghisid golden horde empire and its military force combined with the Mongols military. The Novgordian people elected alexander to be their military leader as they were threaten by the swedes. The Mongols…

8,000 British regulars, German auxiliary, and Canadian provisional and Native Americans with enough provisions to stay alive during the harsh and brutal winter. The time spent building larger ships and the over 13,000 American men and improved fortifications at Fort Ticonderoga and Mount Independence would have led to a winter siege entrapping valuable men and committing limited resources from a war stricken Canada by the previous American…

During the time of the Renaissance, French engineering evolved to become more complicated and more precise. One of the many inventions that the French engineers came up with was the metric system, which is a way to measure things instead of using the king’s arm to measure a yard. This system was put in place in order to help with the measurements that were need to building a house or bridge. It was no longer good for people to be guessing on the right length or height for something because that…