In the pre-revolutionary days, this cannon probably compared favorably with the big Howitzers of today, in the matter of ability to awe. This particular cannon was captured from American soldiers by the Indians in the skirmish at Big Hole Battleground, Beaverhead
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In the pre-revolutionary days, this cannon probably compared favorably with the big Howitzers of today, in the matter of ability to awe. This particular cannon was captured from American soldiers by the Indians in the skirmish at Big Hole Battleground, Beaverhead

Associated Press · [ca. June 1930]

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[Information from item housing] Guns...Artillery

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