"Alamo cannonball found" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 03 Apr 2026 6:07 a.m. PST |
Archaeologists have uncovered a historic cannonball at the Alamo — an artifact that was likely fired during the 1836 battle… Fox News: link |
Frederick  | 03 Apr 2026 6:51 a.m. PST |
The Mexicans want it back |
 ochoin | 03 Apr 2026 12:29 p.m. PST |
They can have it. You guys got a cannon? |
| TimePortal | 03 Apr 2026 12:41 p.m. PST |
It is always fascinating when you are able to see such history for yourself.especially when outside and not in a museum.
I was able to examine two cannon balls at my EMA position about two decades ago. The private owner had found them when the foundation for a hospital foundation was being dug.
They turned out to be from the War of 1812 when A wing of Jackson's force camped here in order to subdue Creek Muskogee villages in the area. |
 Parzival | 03 Apr 2026 1:33 p.m. PST |
I know few weapons details of the period. Were solid bronze cannonballs common? Were they cheaper or somehow more effective? |
| ochoin | 03 Apr 2026 3:45 p.m. PST |
My brother was working on an Olympic's site in London when he looked down & saw two, small discs. They were coins: Roman coins from Constantine the Great's two sons. He was told by the site supervisor to put them in his pocket & tell no-one because they were behind schedule & didn't need an archaeological survey. He later gave me them. They're beautiful & in mint condition. I do wonder what, if anything, now lies under that stadium? |
| TimePortal | 03 Apr 2026 7:15 p.m. PST |
The balls looked to be iron. |
| Parzival | 05 Apr 2026 7:50 a.m. PST |
The article says the cannonball found was bronze. |
| TimePortal | 05 Apr 2026 9:07 a.m. PST |
Sorry I thought the question was on the 1812 balls |
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