The Ottomans ultimately prevailed due Causation to the use Using of gunpowder ( which powered formidable cannons ) .

This was one of the first military engagements in Europe where gunpowder was used Using .

Patriot forces under the command Control of Major Andrew Williamson had been dispatched Arranging to the area to recover a shipment of gunpowder and ammunition intended for the Cherokees that had been seized Hold by Loyalists .

To campaign he took the time to furnish his army with gunpowder weapons and to train them in their use , meanwhile preserving the more traditional skills of steppe warfare .

Battles Hostile_encounter between the Song and Jin brought about Causation the introduction of various gunpowder weapons .

There were also reports Reporting of battles fought Hostile_encounter with rudimentary gunpowder bombs like the incendiary `` huopao '' or the exploding Attack `` tiehuopao '' , incendiary arrows , and other related weapons .

At least four of the wounded Americans were made casualties Killing by a gunpowder barrel explosion , caused by an unknown source .