An interesting experiment to demonstrate the defensive value of the timber stockade against musket balls.
American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
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The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
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Fascinating! I would have thought that oak, even split oak, would have given better protection than that. But upon reflection, I recall reading that many of the Trafalgar wounds were inflicted by splinters as well. I wonder what difference, if any would have been made by "round" pickets?
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