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Page 53
... fortifications , that by the 23rd of March a battery of cannon , commanding the river , had been mounted , and the fort was almost finished . Its ditches had been dug , although not to the required depth or width , and a rampart raised ...
... fortifications , that by the 23rd of March a battery of cannon , commanding the river , had been mounted , and the fort was almost finished . Its ditches had been dug , although not to the required depth or width , and a rampart raised ...
Page 55
... fortifications and the public buildings . Mr. Hugh MacKay , about this time , arrived in Frederica and reported , that with the assistance of Messrs . Augustine and Tolme , and the guides furnished by Tomo - chi - chi , he had surveyed ...
... fortifications and the public buildings . Mr. Hugh MacKay , about this time , arrived in Frederica and reported , that with the assistance of Messrs . Augustine and Tolme , and the guides furnished by Tomo - chi - chi , he had surveyed ...
Page 61
... fortification fort St. George . With the exception of one or two posts of observation , this constituted the most southern defense of the Colony , and was regarded as an important position for holding the Spaniards in check , and for ...
... fortification fort St. George . With the exception of one or two posts of observation , this constituted the most southern defense of the Colony , and was regarded as an important position for holding the Spaniards in check , and for ...
Page 72
... fortifications . This defensive work is thus described : " It is half an Hexagon with two Bastions , and two half Bastions and Towers , after Monsieur Vauban's method , upon the point of each Bastion . The Walls are of earth faced with ...
... fortifications . This defensive work is thus described : " It is half an Hexagon with two Bastions , and two half Bastions and Towers , after Monsieur Vauban's method , upon the point of each Bastion . The Walls are of earth faced with ...
Page 77
... Fortifications by John Gerar William DeBrahm , History of the Province of Geor- gia , etc. , p . 36. Wormsloe , 1849 . † See Jones ' Historical Sketch of Tomo - chi - chi , pp . 107 , 108. Albany , 1868 . Gentleman's Magazine , vol ...
... Fortifications by John Gerar William DeBrahm , History of the Province of Geor- gia , etc. , p . 36. Wormsloe , 1849 . † See Jones ' Historical Sketch of Tomo - chi - chi , pp . 107 , 108. Albany , 1868 . Gentleman's Magazine , vol ...
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