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Colonial Virginia

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                         New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985

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18-pounder siege gun

Did You Know?
Artillery played a decisive role in defeating the British at Yorktown. According to Brigadier General Henry Knox, the American artillery commander, the Americans and French fired 15,437 artillery rounds at the British during the eight day bombardment. This is an average of 1.2 shots a minute!
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