Also known as: Revolutionary War artillery.
| Period | 1775-1783 |
|---|---|
| Sources of guns | Captured British ordnance, the Ticonderoga guns, and French supply |
| Leadership | Henry Knox |
| Type | European smoothbore field and siege guns |
An improvised artillery
Lacking foundries and trained gunners at the outset, the American cause built its artillery from whatever it could gather: cannon captured from the British, the guns hauled overland from Fort Ticonderoga in the winter of 1775-1776, and, increasingly, ordnance and stores supplied by France.
Under Henry Knox this materiel was forged into a Continental artillery arm that served through the war, from the siege of Boston to the decisive bombardment at Yorktown, using the European smoothbore field and siege guns of the day.
Sources & further reading
- CivilWarArtillery.com research archive: manuals, reports, and historical references.