How much Damage can this Napoleonic Cannon Do?

How much damage will an 18th century cannon do to our wooden targets? History Hit’s Dan Snow tested out this replica naval cannon on a firing range and the results were shocking. Trafalgar Day means only one thing. It’s time to fire a late-18th Century cannon. In this video, historian Dan Snow travels to Wareham in Dorset, and steps into the shoes of a gunner in Nelson’s Navy below deck at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. There he is met by a team of weapons experts and a replica, late-18th Century cannon. The History Hit team wanted to test the cannon’s accuracy and punch. Would it hit a target with round shot at 600 metres away, and what sort of damage would it do to a target as close as 60 metres? Watch this video and find out. Subscribe to History Hit TV and get 30 days free: