Throwing a Biscuit: Artillery at Sea(1630-1730) | Pirate Weaponry

Join our discord: Hand over them doubloons: Fork it over: Channel merch: In my previous video, I covered how naval guns were operated during the Age of Sail. In this video, we’ll take a look at how pirates actually used them. One of my commenters asked me why I didn’t go more into how the guns were actually used tactically, in comparison to their media coverage. Well, media basically got everything wrong. Modern sources Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650 - Jan Glete The Sea Rover’s Practice - Benerson Little Period sources The Sea-Man’s Grammar - Cpt. John Smith A Cruising Voyage Round the World - Cpt. Woodes Rogers Les Travaux de Mars - Alain Manesson Mallet A Privateer’s Voyage Round the World - George Shelvocke The Seaman’s Made Vecum - William Mountaine The Memoirs of Pere Labat - Jean-Bapsite Labat The Sea-Gunner - John Seller Journal de Bord d’un Flibustier(1686-1693) - Francois Massertie An Universal Dictionary of the Marine - William Falconer The Sailing and Fighting Instructions - Jonathan Greenwood Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:25 Gun types 3:12 Damage 4:56 Broadsides 6:45 Briefly on ammo 9:12 Other uses 10:11 Non-violent uses 12:33 Other artillery #history #cannons #pirates #privateers #goldandgunpowder