Fort York the Historic Site

Today, we are going to learn about Fort York, a battle post used for old wars in Toronto Bay.


At the front gate, there is a moat, and a castle gate full of spikes. If you touch a spike, it will really hurt! Inside is where soldiers live and where defenses like cannons are located. 

Barracks and Blockhouse and Stone/Brick Magazine

The barracks is where soldiers and officers live. There are usually 100 soldiers in one. In the barracks, they eat and sleep. For shelter, the soldiers' families stay there too. Blockhouses serve the same purpose, but also store extra resources like gunpowder. There are small holes for soldiers to shoot when raiding blockhouses. Stone and Brick Magazine are designed to hold gunpowder. The Brick Magazine also has two floors so it could hold resources like pure gold. 

 Cannons and Other defenses for safety 

Cannons are special offensive structures called defenses. Cannons are the main defenses that point towards Toronto Bay. Toronto Bay is where Fort York tries to defend. Soldiers that aren't deployed stay at Fort York and they help defend Fort York as much as possible. Soldiers used pistols with special spears named bayonets. If a soldier wanted to use melee instead of ranged, they charged at the enemy and killed them using their bayonets. Pistols and other guns also weren't very fast. In 3 minutes, they could only fire 6 bullets. It took time to reload their guns.

Conclusion

Now do you know how great Fort York defends? Thanks and see you next time!

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