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A Matadeira (The Killer), a British-manufactured en:cannon used in the en:War of Canudos by the en:Brazilian Army against the rebels. It was pulled by 21 pairs of oxen and shot only once. Photograph ca. en:1879.
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2005-08-20 (original upload date)
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Original uploader was Rsabbatini at en.wikipedia
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  • 2005-08-20 11:53 Rsabbatini 250×165×8 (14202 bytes) '''A Matadeira''' (The Killer), a British-manufactured [[cannon]] used in the [[War of Canudos]] by the [[Brazilian Army]] against the rebels. It was pulled by 21 pairs of oxen and shot only once. Photograph ca. [[1879]]. {{PD-old}}

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