Spiking the guns, and the attack on Bomarsund Fort 1854

Get your first audiobook free when you try Audible for 30 days. Visit or text Lindybeige to 500 500. Spiking the guns - what does that mean? This video tells of the Baltic naval campaign which opened the Crimean War in 1854. Support me on Patreon: Who spiked the guns at Notvik Tower? It could have been the retreating Russian defenders, or the allies leaving after the action. With regard to the rising influence of newspapers in this period, though there had been newspaper-like publications since the 17th century, only now were the common people reading them every day. Between 1836 and 1855, the circulation of newspapers in Britain tripled. Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: More weapons and armour videos here: Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare