"Revolutionary War fighting ended in 1781. The last shots" Topic

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Tango01	09 Jan 2021 4:00 p.m. PST
…. exploded 2 months ago. "In an uh-oh episode of historic proportions, hand grenades from the last major battle of the Revolutionary War recently and repeatedly scrambled bomb squads in Virginia's capital city. Wait — they had hand grenades in the Revolutionary War? Indeed. Hollow iron balls, filled with black powder, outfitted with a fuse, then lit and thrown. And more than two dozen have been sitting in cardboard boxes at the Department of Historic Resources, undetected for 30 years…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
Editor in Chief Bill	09 Jan 2021 4:08 p.m. PST
Courtesy of The Virginian Pilot
WillBGoode	09 Jan 2021 4:47 p.m. PST
Thank you Bill,good to know where this made st interesting article came from.
doc mcb	09 Jan 2021 6:54 p.m. PST
Wow! Although there was heavy fighting during 1782, in the Carolinas and GA… Virginia is so provincial . . . .
42flanker	09 Jan 2021 11:31 p.m. PST
"Some talk of Alexander…"
Dn Jackson	09 Jan 2021 11:34 p.m. PST
"Thank you Bill,good to know where this made st interesting article came from." I would have thought the banner at the top of the linked article that says 'The Virginian-Pilot' would have been enough.
Tango01	10 Jan 2021 3:34 p.m. PST
(smile) Amicalement Armand