After cleaning the cannon from any debris form the last firing, using multiple implements including both wet and dry sponges, the order is:
load the powder bag(s), ramming it or them in place for a tight fit
load the actual shot (cannonball) , ramming it in place for a tight fit (surprisingly, the tight fit causes the explosion to do less potential damage to the barrel)
piercing the powder bag with a wire down the vent hole
placing the quick match\fuse in the vent hole, making contact with the powder
touching a lit coal which is at one end of a rod called a linstock to the match, thus igniting the powder, firing the cannon, and sending the shot toward the enemy
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This is why real captains don’t put things to a vote…