New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site

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The Last Argument of Kings, Revolutionary War Artillery: Artillery in the 18th century made a bold statement of national prestige and power. Decorated with the coat of arms or cipher of the monarch, the cannons spoke when diplomacy failed. Learn the history of muzzle-loading artillery, with 14 original artillery pieces that range in date from the early 18th to the mid-19th century.

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The Last Argument of Kings, Revolutionary War Artillery: Artillery in the 18th century made a bold statement of national prestige and power. Decorated with the coat of arms or cipher of the monarch, the cannons spoke when diplomacy failed. Learn the history of muzzle-loading artillery, with 14 original artillery pieces that range in date from the early 18th to the mid-19th century.