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This is from a book called A Question Of Loyalty. (pg.6)
From one side of a field piece manned by someone in uniform lobbed grapeshot impartially at defenders and attackers alike.
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The term a whiff of grapeshot is associated with?
napoleon
How did pulaski died?
he was wounded in the battle of Saratoga by a grapeshot.
What are the pellets fired from a cannon?
Early pellets were called grapeshot
How did bartholomew Roberts die?
Captain Roberts was killed by grapeshot, which struck him in the throat while he stood on the deck.
What was Napoleon's grapeshot?
During a riot in Paris he attacked the crowds using cannons filled with small pellets. This tactic was very effective. Napoleon later referred to this using the phrase 'a whiff of grapeshot'.
What is a cloth bag full of musket balls that are fired from a cannon called?
I believe that it was called grapeshot.
Did casimir pulaski die from a shot gun?
No, from wounds received from a cannon loaded with grapeshot. Grapeshot is a package of large lead balls fired from a cannon. The cloth package of round lead shot, wrapped with string, looks a bit like a bunch of grapes.
Why did Napoleon get involved in the French Revolution?
He defended the Directory against a Royalist counter revolution with a whiff of grapeshot.
The important contribution Napoleon Bonaparte made during the French Revolution?
He ended the Royalist counter-revolution with a whiff of grapeshot.
What did Napoleon do to become major general in1796?
He ended the Royalist Counterrevolution by killing 1,400 protestors with a "whiff of Grapeshot" in support of the Directory.
What are the ratings and certificates for Mail Call - 2002 AVLB Fulton Recovery System Pilot Survival Kit Trireme Battleship Guns Grapeshot 2-3?
Mail Call - 2002 AVLB Fulton Recovery System Pilot Survival Kit Trireme Battleship Guns Grapeshot 2-3 is rated/received certificates of: USA:TV-PG
What are the release dates for Mail Call - 2002 AVLB Fulton Recovery System Pilot Survival Kit Trireme Battleship Guns Grapeshot 2-3?
Mail Call - 2002 AVLB Fulton Recovery System Pilot Survival Kit Trireme Battleship Guns Grapeshot 2-3 was released on: USA: 29 December 2002
