User:Grimhelm/English cannon
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English cannon (or British cannon) were first used by England during the Hundred Years War, where. Under the Tudors, the first forts featuring cannon batteries were built, while cannon were first used at sea by the Tudor navy (where a cannon is referred to as a gun). With the Age of Discovery, and the establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, cannon saw use in English armies in North America, first against the rival colony of New France, and later during the American Revolutionary War. They were later used by the British Empire, from the 15th century Age of Discovery to World War I.
This article deals with English cannon up to the beginning of widespread use of field guns during the Napoleonic Wars. For later use, see "Artillery".