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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01434 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0042] May 1782 |
| Title | Experiments with French and English 8 inch howitzers on travelling carriages with shells of 42 weights |
| Date | May 1782 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Two charts detailing the results of experiments made with howitzers. One chart depicts the results of the French howitzer experiment, and one depicts the results of the English howitzer experiment. Data indicates, among other things, that 42-weight shells shot from the French howitzer travel about half the distance that the same weight shells travel when shot from an English howitzer of the same size. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Artillery Ammunition |
| Place written | Burlington, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |