Photographs of a barrel of a Tiger Cannon (cast in 1790-1 AD) of Tipu Sultan, Sultan of Mysore (http://warfare.likamva.in/18C/Tiger_cannon.htm)
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A barrel of a Tiger Cannon (cast in 1790-1 AD) of Tipu Sultan, Sultan of Mysore (http://warfare2.netai.net/18C/Tiger_cannon.htm)
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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.likamva.in/index.htm)
That man certainly liked tiggers, his machination of one eating a British soldier is amazing!
Is Tipu Sultan the chap that appears in "Sharpe's Tiger" ?
I really enjoyed that story. :-bd
Cheers - Phil