Today in the Asia_Pacific Economic History Review https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832157x Sebastian Hepburn-Roper argues that the surprising scale of early 19thC arms sales by Sydney merchants contributed significantly to the spread & intensification of intertribal Māori conflict in NZ.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12259
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@ecosocio #history #histodons #NZ #Sydney #NSW #merchants #Maori #warfare #arms #muskets #Indigenous #conflict
#history #histodons #nz #sydney #NSW #merchants #maori #warfare #arms #muskets #Indigenous #Conflict
The ink drawing at the top of my feed is my glimpse at what it might have looked like for musket fire to pierce armor in battle. #musketeers #muskets #historyofguns #armor #warfare #medievalwarfare
#musketeers #muskets #historyofguns #armor #warfare #medievalwarfare