"A Bulldog of a Naval Gun" The Carronade and Its Impact on Lake Erie
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Dec 22, 2024
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The Carronade, Benjamin Robins, Robert Melville, John Wilkinson, Erie cannon, The Carron Iron Company
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Thunder of the earth! Such was the name bestowed by the Chinese in 300 A.D. to a container or projectile filled with their miraculous and magical invention: black powder. The resonance of China’s convulsive thunder and its application of destruction would soon echo throughout the nations of the world.
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