In 52 BC, in Avaricum, the besieged Gauls launched balls of tallow and of pitch to burn the towers erected by the Romans.

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In 52 BC, during the siege of Avaricum (now Bourges) by the Romans, the besieged Gauls, led by Vercingetorix, Gallic leader of the Arvernes tribe, launched balls of tallow and of pitch to burn the towers erected by the Roman General Gaius Julius Caesar. - Histoire Populaire de la France, Tome Premier, Ch. Lahure's Publication, circa 1860

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