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Revolutionary changes in weaponry period

1700-1900

When were Minié bullets invented?

1847

Minié bullets key feature

Expanded in rifle barrel when fired

Conical bullets advantage

Greater range and accuracy

Percussion bullets benefit

More reliable in various weather

Breech-loading reload speed vs muskets

Four times faster

Pioneer of lighter cannon barrels

John 'Iron Mad' Wilkinson

Field guns 1890 design feature

Recoil when fired

Rifled cannon range by 1900

5 kilometres

Smokeless powder (1890s) benefit

Hid artillery positions from enemy

Battle of Waterloo year

1815

Crimean War dates

1853-56

Defensive system in Crimean War

Trenches/trench warfare

Gatling gun firing rate

150 bullets per minute

When was Maxim gun developed?

1880s

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