The Whitworth Guns - British Tech at Gettysburg
Weapons In History
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11m
Some of the most cutting-edge military technology in the world was at Gettysburg - this is the story of the Whitworth guns at Gettysburg. Two original imported British Whitworth cannons stand on Oak Hill on the Gettysburg battlefield. Join historian Darrell Rivers as he discusses the cannons and the wider role of British military imports in the American Civil War.
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