3x-xx-xx ep009 Fort Blunder

What Blender! The close of the war of 1812, Lake Champlain on the border of New York State and Canada was considered a very strategic point. Many were the battles that had been fought there throughout the turbulent history of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

Even during the French and Indian War, Lake Champlain had been the scene of many desperate encounters. It is 1816. At Rousey's Point, New York, a large fortification has been planned. land. The ground has been surveyed. Already the work of digging for the immense stone fort is on the way.

Alright, I want to get all the guns out of me. Yes, General Jason, when we finish with Fort Montgomery, we'll have a stronghold of which the United States should be proud. How long have you been working on this project, Major?

Oh, I should say several months now. You can see that already some of the walls are going All that rock is porridge from Volkule Island, about 30 miles from Lake Champlain. It ought to stand up against the fiercest gunfire.

Yes, Major. I've always felt that we needed some sort of protection here on Lake Champlain. Of course, we armed at war with England now, but one never knows. It would be very simple for troops from Canada to come down the Champlain Hudson Valley straight to New York.

Yeah, with this fork commanding the entrance to the lake we needn't worry. Oh, here comes your orderly, Major. Oh, yes, because I wonder what he has me as my... Major Rankin? Dispass from the water department.

Oh, thank you. Will you excuse me, Colonel Grey's? Oh, by all means. I'll open it here if you don't mind. Oh, what's wrong, Major? You look very upset. Er... I am very... Can you tell me?