tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post3152593424927756554..comments2024-03-27T22:43:37.276-05:00Comments on Military Analysis: Citadel.Albert E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07277015142536922401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-56391983282279541062017-01-19T23:09:44.018-06:002017-01-19T23:09:44.018-06:00French had nothing to do with it's stop that e...French had nothing to do with it's stop that eurocentric garbageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-86129341424012092202015-12-31T07:43:29.039-06:002015-12-31T07:43:29.039-06:00This fortress was probably aimed against the nativ...This fortress was probably aimed against the native population. It was situated inland away from important lines of communication, but covered the king's palace and had provisions for him and his army. Its design also suggests that it was not intended to resist artillery fire; the comparison to a Crusader castle is right, i.e. it was an obsolete design for facing a modern field army, but quite efficient for fighting a large force of light infantry.<br /><br />Haiti could not have resisted a French invasion which is why they shortly after paid a large indemnity for French recognition of their independence. What the king needed was to secure his rule against rivals in Haiti, who had proved much more effective at killing its rulers than the French.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-82856269232149506802014-04-04T23:59:09.727-05:002014-04-04T23:59:09.727-05:00Saying that the citadelle was built by frenchmen i...Saying that the citadelle was built by frenchmen is like saying Toussaint Louverture, Haitis founder, was a great french general, which ironically is what the french are now claiming. Give credit where its due. For the record, the citadelle was designed by a Haitian engineer named Etienne Henri Barre. Go checck it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com