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Instructions for the Exercise of the Great Guns, 1818

Instructions for the Exercise of the Great Guns, 1818

Paperback

British HistoryNaval HistoryWeaponry & Vehicles

ISBN10: 1847348319
ISBN13: 9781847348319
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Published: Feb 9 2009
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.12 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Instructions for the Exercise of the Great Guns, issued by the Office of the Lord High Admiral in 1818, is an official Royal Navy gunnery manual designed to standardise shipboard gun drill following the Napoleonic Wars. It provides precise instructions for crew positions and duties, loading, priming, firing, sponging and running out guns, together with procedures for safely securing heavy ordnance after action.

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