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Artillery in the English Civil Wars
During the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) artillery was an important if still developing feature of warfare. Both Royalist and Parliamentarian armies had large artillery units, which were used in battles and sieges throughout the conflict...
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Artillery in Medieval Europe
Artillery weapons in medieval Europe included the mounted crossbow (ballista) and single-arm torsion catapult (mangonel), both similar to ancient Roman machines. As armies battled further afield such as in the Byzantine Empire and against...
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Roman Artillery
Roman artillery weapons were instrumental in the successes of the Roman army over centuries and were especially used in siege warfare, both for offence and defence. Principally used in fixed positions or onboard ships, these machines, known...
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Artillery & Gabions
A typical European artillery emplacement of the 16th and 17th century. The artillery and its operators were protected by earth-filled wicker baskets or gabions placed in front of them. (From Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano...
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17th-Century Siege Artillery Tactics
An early 17th-century illustration by Johann Jacob von Wallhausen showing the tactics of batteries of siege artillery to fire upon a specific point in the defensive fortifications.
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Roman Artillery Attack
An image illustrating what a Roman artillery attack might have looked like. Centre is a ballista arrow-throwing device, in use between the 3rd century BCE and 4th century CE in Roman warfare.
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Henry Knox Hauling Artillery to Boston
Colonel Henry Knox bringing the artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to help bring an end to the Siege of Boston, by an unknown artist, 1775.
National Archive, collection number: 111-SC-100815.
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Alexander Hamilton in the Uniform of New York Artillery
Colonel Alexander Hamilton, dressed in the uniform of the New York artillery during the American Revolutionary War. Painting by Alonzo Chappel, c. 19th century.
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French Artillery at the Battle of Lodi
At the Battle of Lodi, 24 French cannons were placed along the west bank of the Adda River to bombard the Austrian positions across the river. Image by Felicien de Myrbach-Rheinfeld, in Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William M. Sloane. New...
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Roman Siege Warfare
In ancient warfare open battles were the preferred mode of meeting the enemy, but sometimes, when defenders took a stand within their well-fortified city or military camp, siege warfare became a necessity, despite its high expense in money...