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William I “The Conqueror” Norman Invasion 1066
Humphrey de TilluelPrefab fort
Building Castle + Building AbbeyGundulf of BecFather of Royal Engineers
Early Engineer Duties• Miners- Seige Warfare• Carpenters/Woodcutters/Fossatores
(Pioneers)- Siege Roads• Early float bridges• Ordnance• Trenchmasters• Surveyors of the Kings Works• Master Masons• Sappers• Chemical
Engineers 1800-WWI
Peninsular WarSiege of BanajozWar of 1812Russian WarChina War (Hong Kong)Afghanistan- Siege of KandaharSouth AfricaEgyptSudan
Engineers Given Motto “Umbique” (everywhere) by William IV
WW I
Mobile warfare gives way to SeigeTunnelling/MiningTrenches (Sappers)
Geologic InputLondon Tunnellers (Kickers)Rail WorkersUse of PilesTubbing
WW II
William Bernard Robinson King 1939First Appointed Military GeologistOperation Overlord – Normandy vs Cherbourg and Cotentin Peninsula
QuarryingTopographyMulberry Harbor
