English cannon
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English cannon
Cannons
were first used by the
English
during the
Hundred Years War
, when primitive artillery was used at the
Battle of Crécy
. Under the
Tudor
s, the first forts featuring
cannon batteries
were built, while cannon were first used by the
Tudor navy
. With the
Age of Discovery
, and the establishment of the
Thirteen Colonies
, cannon saw use in British armies in
North America
, first against the rival colony of
New France
, and later during the
American Revolutionary War
. From the 18th century to the present day, the
Royal Regiment of Artillery
has been the Arm of the
British Army
that uses cannon.
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