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In spite of the fact that someone disparaged Emanuel Raymond Lewis's
Seacoast Fortifications of the United States as "too late" for relevance to the
discussion of Vauban's influence on American fortifications, several chapters are
devoted to the evolution of fortifications from the 1780 period and later.
The person most recognized for development of American sea coast defenses was
Brigadier General Simon Bernard, who served under Napoleon and came to the
United States in 1816 under Lafayette's recommendation. President James Madison
brevet commissioned him Brigadier General in the American Army on November
16, 1816. In his command were Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Joseph G. Totten and
two other officers and together they developed America's 19th century seacoast
fortification. They formed the "Bernard Board," which shortly thereafter
settled down to just Bernard and Totten. Whether or not Vauban influenced
Bernard, I do not know.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
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