Use of gunpowder weapons in the Song–Jin War

Name: Use of gunpowder weapons in the Song–Jin War
Start: 1206
End: 1208

Type Event Region China Time 1206–1208

Around 1206 CE, the Southern Song and Jin fought a new round of military conflict on the Huai River border, with both sides widely using gunpowder we…

Timeline

1206Northern Huai border · Northern HuaiAfter the death of Emperor Zhangzong of Jin the situation grew turbulent, and in 1206 Jin forces attacked the Southern Song defensive line north of the Huai, intensifying Song–Jin border warfare as both sides massed heavy troops along the Huai River.
1206–1208Shouchun Prefecture · AnhuiSong forces used thunderclap fireballs, fire arrows, and early tube-shaped firearms in city defense and field offensive and defensive operations, using gunpowder explosions to kill enemy troops and destroy siege equipment; Jin forces also countered with similar weapons.

Sources

武经总要 — 曾公亮 (1044)
Gunpowder: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World — Jack Kelly (2004)