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Battery Position
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: September 17, 2008
Caption: Battery Position
Additional Description: The guns representing the battery are actually variants of the 6-pdr Model 1841 Field Gun altered to resemble 12-pdr Napoleons. The modification, while hard to notice at first glance, presents an awkward appearance when compared to real 12-pdr Napoleons. The alterations were done in the 1890s when a shortage of real Napoleons presented a problem.
Submitted: December 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p47202
File Size: 1.741 Megabytes

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