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Q: Why was Fort Ticonderoga in a shape like a star?
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What shape is fort mchenry?

Whose broad stripes and bright stars . . . were so gallantly streaming! over the star-shaped Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814.


What fort was the star-spangled written?

Fort McHenry.


Why is the old fort Erie shaped as a star?

Old Fort Erie is shaped like a star because it is based on a common design of the 1700s and 1800s known as a Vauban Fortress. Marshall Vauban developed it in France with the idea that the shape eliminates any blind spots, the angles help deflect incoming cannon fire, and the points would force enemy troops to break formation when attacking.


The star spangled banner was written after the attack on what fort?

Fort McHenry


What song was originally titled the defense of fort mchenry?

The Star Spangled Banner