Hornblower cannon firing

Firing of a 12 pounder 1805 naval cannon by the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson for the CS Forester Society. John Forester, son of CS Forester was present at the event.

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[INVINCIBLE802]

Quite right - fair point but then they were not a full gun crew and had not worked up with constant practise, day in day out regardless of the weather.

[INVINCIBLE802]

Thank you for your comment and well spotted. By Trafalgar most of Nelsons fleet were equipped with the modern superior gunlock fitted cannons, whilst the French were still using the old fashioned lynstock method of firing their cannons. The cannon used in the clip was a 12 pounder, cast in 1805 so possible but unlikely that it was used at Trafalgar.

[JBnotthescotch]

if Nelson was alive to see how slow they are..

[bjggjb]

Now all they need is some rum, sodomy and the lash...

[raztin1]

they are a bit slow :P

[Omega52]

Weren't they using guns with the pull string kind of flintlocks at that point? The burning matchcord is a bit archaic for the Napoleonic age.