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Henry Shrapnel
Portrait of Shrapnel, 1817
Born(1761-06-03)3 June 1761
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
Died13 March 1842(1842-03-13) (aged 80)
Southampton, England
Allegiance
  • Kingdom of Great Britain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Service/branchBritish Army
RankLieutenant general
UnitRoyal Artillery
Battles/warsFlanders Campaign (WIA)

Henry Shrapnel (3 June 1761 – 13 March 1842) was a British Army officer whose name has entered the English language as the inventor of the shrapnel shell.

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ground zero. Air burst artillery has a long history. The shrapnel shell was invented by Henry Shrapnel of the British Army in about 1780 to increase the effectiveness...

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with the iron balls and fragments of the casing. (Invented 1784 by Lt. Henry Shrapnel, Royal Artillery, Great Britain). Shell An explosive anti-materiel and...

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dispersed the shrapnel. The spherical case used in a 12-pounder Napoleon contained 78 balls. The name shrapnel derives from its inventor, Henry Shrapnel. The primary...

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the invention of a fused spherical case-shot, designed by General Sir Henry Shrapnel to explode over the heads of enemy troops and shower them with musket...

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advantage to horse artillery as well. Later, the British army officer Henry Shrapnel invented a deadly new type of ammunition that was put to effective use...

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had adopted Douglas's new system. The shrapnel shell was developed in 1784, by Major General Henry Shrapnel of the Royal Artillery. Canister shot was...

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