Hotchkiss guns

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artillery piece rapid-firing gun revolving cannon

Hotchkiss guns were rapid-firing, artillery-style weapons used by the U.S. Army in the late 19th century, notably contributing to the high casualties at the Wounded Knee Massacre.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Hotchkiss 3‑pounder gun 1
Hotchkiss 6‑pounder gun 1
Hotchkiss guns canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery piece ⓘ
rapid-firing gun ⓘ
revolving cannon ⓘ
ammunitionType explosive shell ⓘ
fixed ammunition ⓘ
shrapnel shell ⓘ
caliberRange approximately 37 mm to 57 mm ⓘ
category 19th-century artillery ⓘ
artillery of France ⓘ
artillery of the United States ⓘ
rapid-fire weapons ⓘ
contributedTo high casualties at the Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
deploymentContext U.S. frontier military operations ⓘ
colonial policing actions ⓘ
designedFor anti-personnel use ⓘ
close-range defense ⓘ
defense against torpedo boats ⓘ
effectAtWoundedKnee caused large numbers of fatalities and injuries ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
firingMechanism hand-cranked action ⓘ
revolving multiple-barrel mechanism ⓘ
manufacturer Hotchkiss et Cie ⓘ
material steel construction ⓘ
mounting field carriage ⓘ
fortification mount ⓘ
naval mount ⓘ
namedAfter Benjamin B. Hotchkiss ⓘ
notableFor rapid rate of fire ⓘ
use against massed personnel ⓘ
use in colonial warfare ⓘ
operatedBy gun crew ⓘ
powerSource manual power ⓘ
rateOfFireCharacteristic higher than contemporary single-shot artillery ⓘ
roleAtWoundedKnee fired into encampment of Lakota Sioux ⓘ
technologyType breech-loading gun ⓘ
typicalCaliber 37 mm ⓘ
usedAtLocation Wounded Knee Creek ⓘ
surface form: Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
usedBy British Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
various colonial forces ⓘ
usedInConflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
various late 19th-century colonial wars ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wounded Knee Massacre → hasWeaponUsed → Hotchkiss guns ⓘ
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss → notableWork → Hotchkiss guns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hotchkiss revolving cannon
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss → notableWork → Hotchkiss guns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hotchkiss mountain gun
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss → notableWork → Hotchkiss guns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hotchkiss 3‑pounder gun
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss → notableWork → Hotchkiss guns ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hotchkiss 6‑pounder gun