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Instructions for the Exercise of the Great Guns, 1818

Instructions for the Exercise of the Great Guns, 1818

Paperback (09 Feb 2009)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A treatise on Naval gunnery commissioned by the Admiralty just after the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1818. The book covers the correct positioning of a crew around a cannon; priming; running out the guns; words of command for firing; sponging out; loading; and securing the guns after action. Illustrated by diagrams.

Book information

ISBN: 9781847348319
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Imprint: Naval & Military Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 48
Weight: 63g
Height: 186mm
Width: 122mm
Spine width: 2mm