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"Your guns with horse and waggon you tarry,
Ours one can on the shoulder carry,
From strong leather them we make,
and when they shoot the earth quakes."
To celebrate Midsummer, I've charged my gun and fired right at you this video about Swedish artillery during the 30 Years War!
Sources
Men at Arms 262: The Army of Gustavus Adolphus (Vol 2) Osprey Publishing
Gustav II Adolf och hans folk Göte Göransson
0:00 le funny
0:25 Leather Cannons?
4:18 The Regimental Cannon
6:41 Other Artillery
8:19 Organization
10:42 Outro
#30yearswar #history #artillery