Frontier Arms Race: Historical and Archaeological Analysis of an Assemblage of Eighteenth-Century Cannon Recovered from the Detroit River and Lake Erie

Frontier Arms Race: Historical and Archaeological Analysis of an Assemblage of Eighteenth-Century Cannon Recovered from the Detroit River and Lake Erie

An assemblage of six iron 4-pounder guns, recovered from the Detroit River between 1984 and 2011, is contextualized against the military history of the Great Lakes between the founding of Detroit (1701) and the outbreak of the War of 1812. The guns, their condition, and their deployment are used as...

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Published in:Historical archaeology Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 27 - 45
Main Author: Harrison, Daniel F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham The Society for Historical Archaeology 01-01-2014
Springer International Publishing
Subjects:
18th century
Archaeological artifacts
Archaeology
Cannons
Colonial history
Detroit
Historical archaeology
Lake Erie
Military history
Social Sciences
U.S.A
Weapons
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Summary:An assemblage of six iron 4-pounder guns, recovered from the Detroit River between 1984 and 2011, is contextualized against the military history of the Great Lakes between the founding of Detroit (1701) and the outbreak of the War of 1812. The guns, their condition, and their deployment are used as indexes of the increasing militarization of the region, as French, Native American, British, and American forces contested the control of economic resources and strategic waterways.
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ISSN:0440-9213
2328-1103
DOI:10.1007/BF03376947