Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s19.2

v2.c27.s19.2

¹ their fire.... The bullets of Gustavus Adolphus were 12 to the lb.... The ordinary rate in the armies of the 18th century was 2 or 3 rounds fired per minute. The British infantry at Fontenoy carried 24 rounds per man. [Lloyd, 136, 112, 155.]