Bronze Guns of Leutze Park

No. 26 Venetian 5.75-inch Howitzer

Venetian 5.75-inch Bronze Howitzer: Developed by the Dutch in the 1600s, the howitzer enjoyed wide popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries. Like the later carronade it used a light powder charge to "lob" its projectile - usually an explosive shell - at low velocity. Howitzers were most often used on land but also armed small naval ships and craft.

Close up of plaque - No. 26

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