War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding

right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its

size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.

Welcome to Key Battles of American History,

a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.

Here is your host, James Early.

Thank you. host, James Early. Hello and welcome to a special episode of Key Battles of American History.

I'm your host, James Early. As always, this episode is the second in a series of four mini episodes that some of my patrons have requested.

As you've heard probably, you've heard me mention this before in my episode on the Darling Brothers,

who are prisoners in the Philippines.

If you join my Patreon group, Early's Raiders, and support the podcast at least the major level,

you are eligible to commission an episode on a topic of your choice, as long as it is a topic

related to American history. So here is one of these episodes. This is an episode that

Major Doug Pergram has requested, and it is on artillery in the Revolutionary War.

This is just a brief episode, a brief overview.

It's not going to go into tons of depth on the topic.

When do I ever do that anyway?

But I hope you'll enjoy it, and you'll come away with it, knowing a little bit more about artillery

in the Revolutionary War than you did previously.

So without any further ado, here we go.

During the American Revolutionary War, many types of artillery were used by both the American Continental Army and the British forces.

These artillery pieces played a significant role in shaping the outcome of battles and sieges.

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