- Today in military history, 1779, Congress establishes
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The history of the corps can be traced back to 1775.
But it wasn't until 1779
that Congress officially created the Army Corps of Engineers
to help design and build facilities
for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
The Army engineers, consisting of civilian workers,
Continental soldiers, and French officers were instrumental
in some of the most hard-fought battles of the war
including Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown.
The Army Corps of Engineers builds and maintains
military facilities, develops technology for war fighters,
dredges America's waterways, develops hurricane and storm
damage reduction infrastructure, and cleans sites
contaminated with hazardous, toxic, or radioactive waste.
Today, approximately 37,000 dedicated civilians and soldiers
serve in the corps, delivering engineering services
to more than 130 countries worldwide.
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