"The Fort and the Castle – the evolution of the WW1 Fort" Topic
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Tango01 | 12 Aug 2020 9:17 p.m. PST |
"Forts and castles were features of warfare as early as the late stone age when structures consisting of rings of ditches, embankments and fences were built on hill tops as a means of protecting livestock from raiding bands. Over time the technology and architecture of forts and castles evolved. But what is the difference between a fort and a castle? There are many definitions but none that provides a unique distinction between the two. Perhaps the definition that holds true for much of history (in Europe but not India or North Africa) is that forts were built using earthworks and wood and the castle was a stone structure (but motte and bailey castles were built of wood on an earthen mound!). However this was a definition that worked by and large in the period before the introduction of gunpowder. Forts tended to be temporary field works built for tactical purposes (for example Roman marching forts and fortified camps to protect medieval invading armies) whilst castles were permanent structures intended to either protect or dominate an area or a specific key feature such as a river crossing. Over the centuries castles became more and more complex whilst the humble fort remained basically a wooden fence on an earth mound…"
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