On January 17, 1777, Major General William Heath, under orders from General George Washington, took approximately 5,000 militia troops of the Hudson Valley army south to the Spuyten Duyvil at Kingsbridge, about a 15-mile trek. Washington had marched his main army into New Jersey to counter British General Howe’s threatened attack on Fort Washington and ...| Revolutionary War Journal
Some of you may have read the recent news that in the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting this month, the Maratha military landscapes of India have been inscribed as one of the 26 new World Heritage Sites. This new inscription concerns not a single site, but twelve major fortifications mostly in Maharashtra State, which were…| Royal Asiatic Society
Klis Fortress is known also as a Key of Dalmatia, and for a good reason. It is a large (300 meters by 70 meters) fortress protecting one of few good entrances into Croatian littoral area. Specifically, it protects the Klis canyon which separates the mountains of Mosor and Kozjak, as well as being most immediate … Continue reading Klis Fortress: The Key of Dalmatia| War Fantasy