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J. L. Bell said...

I think the word “dinty,” or “dainty,” is supposed to be a compliment—i.e., the Royal Artillery behaved as they should have. But they were hampered by the error of one administrator who supplied cannon balls that were too large.

Ironically, Capt. John Callender’s American artillery company experienced a similar problem, discovered that their gunpowder cartridges were too large for their cannon.

Jul 2, 2014, 4:29:05 AM

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