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6 pounder cannon ball, Waterloo, 1815

This is a cannon ball (round shot) dug from the battlefield of Waterloo - one of an estimated 42,000 fired by both sides during the long battle on 18 June 1815. This solid ball of iron, weighing six pounds (~2.7 kg) was a fearsome weapon, able to smash apart the bodies of men and horses.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1999-05-8-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-05-8-1