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Engineering and Technology, The War Years (1775-1783) June 24, 2020 June 23, 2020

Tower of Victory

by Jeff Dacus

As far back as the eleventh century B.C. attackers confronted by fortified cities and towns, castles, and forts, used siege towers to elevate their…

The War Years (1775-1783) March 19, 2020 March 19, 2020

The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Misfortune: The Fall of Fort Motte

by Jeff Dacus

The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas after the fall of Charleston was a great arena of war with hundreds of small battlefields. Some were…

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