Product Information
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.Product Identifiers
PublisherNaval & Military Press LTD
ISBN-139781847348319
eBay Product ID (ePID)87891189
Product Key Features
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameInstructions for the Exercise of the Great Guns, 1818
Publication Year2009
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorOffice of Lord High Admiral
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height127 mm
Item Weight63 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorOffice of Lord High Admiral