Hello Mr Cornwell, hope all is well with you. I just found a short video on youtube about H M S Victory firing a broadside. It brought to mind your writing about the smoke of the musket fire. Also how did the gunners see after a broadside? Were they firing blind?

On a different tack ,what was the bore of a rifle? I know the musket was .50 Cal. Still enjoying Sharpe’s tiger, regards Nicholas.