Warfare

Myth: The Chinese & Gunpowder

Submitted by redkabbage on Sun, 12/21/2008 - 13:45
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Though the Chinese invented gunpowder, it was the Europeans who first used it in warfare.

The Chinese used flamethrowers and gunpowder arrows for military purposes from the 900s AD onward.

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