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Who invented naval mines?

Updated: 9/19/2023
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The Chinese. The earliest naval mines were described by the early Ming Dynasty Chinese artillery officer Jiao Yu, in his 14th century military treatise known as the Huolongjing. In the West, during the 18th century American David Bushnell developed a practical mine, for use against the British in the American War of Independence.

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