Grapeshot was no joke

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• thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  • Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Battle on 13 Vendémiaire

    It’s basically the end of the French Revolution, and was a stepping stone for Napoleon’s political career

    The battle was noteworthy for its use of grapeshot on the streets of Paris. If you’re not familiar, grapeshot is ammunition for cannons composed of several balls instead of one large cannonball - like a shotgun for artillery. It’s devastating to unarmoured infantry

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    • thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Oh I am extremely familiar with grapeshot and canister shot and the carnage it produces. Just wanted to know the context behind meme.

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• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Depends. How large is the mob? How far away? Are they clumped up or can they spread out?

  How pissed are the three that reach the cannon when it proves the were spread a little too far out?

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• Sergio@piefed.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  All you need is a whiff.

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