Throwing a Biscuit: Artillery at Sea(1630-1730) | Pirate Weaponry

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In my previous video, I covered how naval guns were operated during the Age of Sail. In this video, we'll take a look at how pirates actually used them. One of my commenters asked me why I didn't go more into how the guns were actually used tactically, in comparison to their media coverage. Well, media basically got everything wrong.

Modern sources
Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650 - Jan Glete
The Sea Rover's Practice - Benerson Little
https://www.qaronline.org/conservatio...
https://www.qaronline.org/blog/2020-0...

Period sources
The Sea-Man's Grammar - Cpt. John Smith
A Cruising Voyage Round the World - Cpt. Woodes Rogers
Les Travaux de Mars - Alain Manesson Mallet
A Privateer's Voyage Round the World - George Shelvocke
The Seaman's Made Vecum - William Mountaine
The Memoirs of Pere Labat - Jean-Bapsite Labat
The Sea-Gunner - John Seller
Journal de Bord d'un Flibustier(1686-1693) - Francois Massertie
An Universal Dictionary of the Marine - William Falconer
The Sailing and Fighting Instructions - Jonathan Greenwood

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Gun types
3:12 Damage
4:56 Broadsides
6:45 Briefly on ammo
9:12 Other uses
10:11 Non-violent uses
12:33 Other artillery

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