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Cromwell Argus, Volume XVII, Issue 844, 16 June 1885, Page 3

The following information is from " Mulhall's Dictionary of Statistics":—"ln the Crimean war the English fired 15 million shots, killing * 21,000 Russians, or 700 shots per victim. The French fired 29 million shots, and killed 51,000 Russians, or an average of 590 shots to each man killed. The Russians fired 45 million rounds, killing 45.000 of the allies, 910 shots to each subject. Thus the French proved themselves the best shots in the Crimea, and the Russians the worst. The figures are to some extent encouraging to those who have a longing for securing glory at the cannon's mouth, as the chances appear about 900 to 1 against being hit, which cannot be called bad odds. In the Franco-German war, however, with improved weapons, the Germans killed a Frenchman for every 400 shots, and, as they fired off 30,800,000 rounds, altogether they killed 77,000 French. There is no record of the number of rounds fired by the French, but 29,000 Germans were placed horn de combat."