The Indian Saltpeter Trade, the Military Revolution, and the Rise of Britain as a Global Superpower
Frey examines the history of saltpeter, a primary ingredient in the manufacture of gunpowder, and the importance of India as a supplier of saltpeter in the growth of the British Empire's economic and military power. Saltpeter was such a common cargo on merchant ships that sailors referred to it...
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