Jason Hoisington
Phys 212
3/21/05

The trebuchet was first made in China around 300 B.C.  It, like the mangonel, was reinvented by the French around the 12th century A.D.  Due to its superior power and range, it quickly replaced the mangonel on battlefields and was used during the Crusades.
                   
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