Battery Fire by Bryant White

Battery Fire by Bryant White by  White Historic Art, 8 x 10
  • 8 x 10
  • Available
$70.00 USD
Artillery was considered an elite branch of the service in  the 18th Century. Batteries (typically a group of 3 or more cannon) were expected to be able to accurately engage the enemy hundreds of yards away, which required knowledge of geometry, mathematics, and the ability to read. Cannons could fire a variety of projectiles, ranging from solid shot (a cannon ball) to grapeshot (a package of smaller balls that disburse like shot from a shotgun).

 

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