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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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*Molly Pitcher was a woman in the Continental Army famous for loading a cannon during the Battle of Monmouth, though it's rumored that she only did it because the cannoneer was her husband and he was WIA during the battle, so she replaced him. Other similar women were rumored to have existed in other battles. |
*Molly Pitcher was a woman in the Continental Army famous for loading a cannon during the Battle of Monmouth, though it's rumored that she only did it because the cannoneer was her husband and he was WIA during the battle, so she replaced him. Other similar women were rumored to have existed in other battles. |
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**Similar female cannoneers existed in other conflicts. One noticeable example is Agustina de Aragón who fought against Napoleon during the Peninsular War. |
**Similar female cannoneers existed in other conflicts. One noticeable example is Agustina de Aragón who fought against Napoleon during the Peninsular War. |
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An example of a light cannon from the 1700s. [http://youtu.be/lMILWzE9f0k] |
An example of a light cannon from the 1700s. [http://youtu.be/lMILWzE9f0k] |
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[[Category:Weapons]] |
[[Category:Weapons]] |
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[[Category:Modern Weapons]] |
[[Category:Modern Weapons]] |