Aug. 26, 1346: First Cannon Fired in Battle, Maybe

Genoese mercenaries fighting under Philip VI of France are surprised, unpleasantly, when they are among the first soldiers in history to come under cannon fire.

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Hundred Years War

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RIA: Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon Reproduction

Infantry Tactics at the Battle of Crecy, 26 August 1346

The Battle of Crecy, August 26, 1346. [Hundred Years' War]

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