Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 12/15/2010
Grenades of this type played an important part in the biggest naval battle of the Revolutionary War. The Bon Homme Richard under the command of Captain John Paul Jones entered into a battle with the British ship the Serapis. The Serapis was a much faster and heavier ship. As the battle continued, the two ships ended up side by side.
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The shape of the bar shot, a center bar with rounded half-circles at either end, made it very eff...
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