Col. Thaddeus Kosciusko, a brilliant Polish engineer, designed the defensive positions at Saratoga that helped the Americans defeat the British Army. This cannon up on a hill could easily hit any personnel or boats in the valley or river below, forcing the British troops into the rough terrain of the forest.
@joansmor@swilde Thanks! @sarasdadandmom Apparently they were accurate enough to take out a boat on the river, which is pretty far below. @digitalrn They definitely had the high ground.
@sarasdadandmom Apparently they were accurate enough to take out a boat on the river, which is pretty far below.
@digitalrn They definitely had the high ground.