# Canonical recap data for Gatling Gun Revolutionizes Warfare (1862)
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title: Gatling Gun Revolutionizes Warfare
subtitle: The Gatling gun's demonstration during the Civil War introduced rapid-fire military technology that fundamentally altered tactics and casualty rates in modern warfare.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1862-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1862
decade: 1860
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling of North Carolina. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon.
summaryLong: The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling of North Carolina. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Gatling gun"
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
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timeline: []
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  title: Gatling gun
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- tech-launch
metaDescription: The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling of North Carolina. It is an early machine gun and a forerun
wikidataQid: Q272975
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