. Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ... with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps. ROMAN CATAPULT gunpowder in the 13th century madepossible the engines of destruction thatto-day are the chief reliance of crude cannon were used at thebattle of Crecy in 1346. They were alsoemployed by the troops that Joan of Arcled to the siege of Orleans. Once the. BRITISH HOWITZER, MOUNTED ON SEMI-PERMANENT BASE The name artillery is also given to theland troops by whom these arms areserved, whether they accompany an armyin the field, take part in s
. Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ... with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps. ROMAN CATAPULT gunpowder in the 13th century madepossible the engines of destruction thatto-day are the chief reliance of crude cannon were used at thebattle of Crecy in 1346. They were alsoemployed by the troops that Joan of Arcled to the siege of Orleans. Once the. BRITISH HOWITZER, MOUNTED ON SEMI-PERMANENT BASE The name artillery is also given to theland troops by whom these arms areserved, whether they accompany an armyin the field, take part in sieges, or occupyfixed posts. Technically speaking, artillery includesall projectile weapons whose propel- idea was grasped and the possibilities ofthe new arm demonstrated, developmentswere rapid. Its use spread through allEurope in the 16th century, but it wasnot until the 17th that its value in war-fare was measurably utilized by Gus-tavus Adolphus in the Thirty Years ARTILLERY 282 ARTILLERY War. Napoleon used it with telling ef- rivalry between France and Germany feet in his campaigns, and laid especial resulted in many other important im- stress upon the concentration of artillery provements. Austria - Hungary, Italy, fire. The most important modern im- Russia, Japan, Switzerland, and the
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