The time frame was the period after the War of 1812, during which the British
burned the White House. The US Army Corps of Engineers was charged with
designing a system of coastal forts to prevent another such attack on the
homeland, so to speak. Each year, the next evolution of masonry fortress
embrasure design was built at West Point, and the following year, after
waiting out the minimum recommended cure time for the masonry mortar, they
blew it up with cannon fire.

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Sent: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 21:13:33 EST
Subject: Re: [BP] Atomic Bambi...

> In a message dated 3/4/2005 2:07:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> When the  US Army was developing fortification designs, they
> supposedly put enlisted  personnel behind test walls and fired cannon
> at  them.
>
> This is hard to believe, but I'm curious about what time frame is being
> alleged.
>
> Ralph
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