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An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. The ironclad was.
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In fact it only lasted seven weeks, from 11 October to 30 Nov The film shows forty pigs being herded into the mine under the castle walls, and then burned to make the timber pit-props collapse, bringing down part of the castle. Live pigs are actually rather hard to set fire to. What actually happened is that forty pigs were slaughtered, and their fat was taken into the mine, along with other inflammable material such as straw. The tower that collapsed was depicted as the north-west one, however it was the opposite south-east tower that fell in Albany is described a couple of times as a 'wool merchant'.

In reality as a Baron he collected money from the land that he owned. No Baron would lower himself to be involved in trade as a merchant, it would have been demeaning to him. The Danes are seen painting their faces blue.

Ironclad Clash at Lissa - Warfare History Network

The blue pigment was extracted from the woad plant as seen in Braveheart. It was not used outside of what is now the British Isles. During the historic siege of Rochester Castle, the Kings forces initially gained access by mining the south east tower in the curtain wall. This method was then repeated on the south east tower of the keep. The film fails to show the Keep is completely surrounded by the curtain wall as well as the first tower's collapse.

The castle today still shows evidence of the two collapsed towers, as they were later rebuilt as semi-circular, compared with the original square towers.

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There are numerous errors in the depiction of the Templars. These include: 1 They are shown in armour with surcoats, and armed, whilst travelling on a civilian mission. In reality Templars wore monastic-style robes unless expecting to go into combat, which the Templars were not. Surcoats were not worn by Knights Templar until the s, odd years after the film is set.

Before that they wore white monastic style gowns over their armour. The cross shown here is a Latin cross, with plain arms of which the lowest is longer than the others. In fact the Templars were not subject to any Church authority except the Pope; Marshal would have sought permission from his own superiors in the Order. The film shows 20 or so rebels holding the castle against King John. In the real siege there were There are a lot of Hungarian stunts in the film, who do shout things in the heat of fights, thankfully the meaning does go with what is happening, and if you don't speak Hungarian you probably don't even notice it, but for Hungarian ears its really funny when you watch it and suddenly someone shouting in your language when you wouldn't expect it.

King John orders 40 pigs to make the fire in the tunnel. However, there are only two transports arriving. In each of these transports only about pigs would fit.

Ironclad warship

The goof items below may give away important plot points. During the Abbott Marcus death scene the actor's modern dental fillings are visible in several shots.

The Ironclad Endures

Info Alerts Maps Calendar. Alerts In Effect Dismiss. The City Class Ironclads. From their first action at Forts Henry and Donelson in , to the Red River Expedition of , the formidable City-Class gunboats provided valuable assistance to the Union campaign on the Mississippi River.

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Despite an ton displacement, the boats drafted a mere six-feet of water and it was said they "could navigate in a heavy dew. James Eads had agreed to these terms for the construction of seven new ironclads. To speed production, a partner shipyard built three of the boats, including the USS Cairo. Eads' shipyard in Carondelet on the outskirts of Saint Louis built the other four. All seven were delivered within days. Andrew H. Foote took command of the Mississippi River flotilla, including the seven sisters, in August of In cooperation with the ground forces of General Ulysses S.

On February 14, Foote's gunboat flotilla steamed-up the Cumberland River to exchange "iron valentines" with the Confederate water batteries near Fort Donelson. Foote maneuvered his gunboats very close, intending to shell the Confederate batteries into submission.

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The cumbersome vessels, however, moved so slowly that they became easy targets for the Confederate artillerymen, and were forced to withdraw. From a total of just under rounds fired, Confederate gunners hit the Saint Louis , Foote's flagship, 59 times, the Carondelet 54 times, the Louisville 36 times, and the Pittsburg 20 times. For his successes, he was promoted to rear admiral in July For the remainder of the war, the seven sisters would see major combat all throughout the western waterways, and prove instrumental in wrestling control of the mighty Mississippi River from the Confederacy.

The USS Cairo is the only remaining city-class ironclad.


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It is on display at Vicksburg National Military Park. Louis, Missouri. Red River expedition, March-May