In fact that was at least a 32 pound cannonball (a standard size for the French ships of the line) being fired at him from an appalling proximity, charged with a large amount of gunpowder and hurled by a hot iron cannon.
So yes, men were often cut in half, limbs taken cleanly off, heads splattered, and massive ships with 3 foot wooden sides would be shot straight through.
Must of been a razor sharp cannon ball to just cut him in half.
ReplyDeleteIn fact that was at least a 32 pound cannonball (a standard size for the French ships of the line) being fired at him from an appalling proximity, charged with a large amount of gunpowder and hurled by a hot iron cannon.
ReplyDeleteSo yes, men were often cut in half, limbs taken cleanly off, heads splattered, and massive ships with 3 foot wooden sides would be shot straight through.