As a partial answer to where the many field pieces,, mortars and howitzers went after the American Revolution, I give the following. In an attempt to develop favorable trading relationships with the native Aleuts, Tlingits and Kolosh Indians of Alaska and Canada, many Yankee merchant captains began trading old Revolutionary war muskets and in some cases cannons. In further correspondence with Karl, I fully agree with his statement; "I imagine the Indians used the guns as giant noisemakers in their ceremonies and celebrations. I don't think they would have had enough powder or skill to use the guns properly." It should be pointed out that the Russians who claimed most of this land, were not too very thrilled with the trading of cannon to their Indian neighbors, but because many of these trades were conducted simply along the coast, and with the absence of the Russian Navy, there was very little, beyond formal and informal protests that the Russians could do. Additional cannon were placed in the many small wooden forts built by the Army during this period. The naval guns were sold when the ENTIRE U.S. Navy was disbanded mostly going to the new owners of the ships. Additional information is still sought. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 23 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1978 by Jean Lochet This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com