'The scourge of the stones': English gunpowder artillery at the siege of Harfleur. Issue 1 (1st January 2017)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'The scourge of the stones': English gunpowder artillery at the siege of Harfleur. Issue 1 (1st January 2017)
- Main Title:
- 'The scourge of the stones': English gunpowder artillery at the siege of Harfleur
- Authors:
- Spencer, Dan
- Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: In 1415, the army of Henry V of England succeeded in capturing the French town of Harfleur after a six-week siege. This was a watershed moment in the history of warfare, as it was the first time that an English army had made extensive use of gunpowder weapons in besieging a sizeable urban settlement. Firearms were subsequently used in all major military operations, playing a key role in siege warfare and soon completely superseding traditional mechanical artillery. This paper examines the reasons why this important technological change occurred in the early fifteenth century and assesses the effectiveness of the English guns during the siege.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of medieval history. Volume 43:Issue 1(2017)
- Journal:
- Journal of medieval history
- Issue:
- Volume 43:Issue 1(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 43, Issue 1 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 43
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0043-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 59
- Page End:
- 73
- Publication Date:
- 2017-01-01
- Subjects:
- Henry V of England -- Hundred Years War -- gunpowder artillery -- technology -- siege warfare -- firearms
Middle Ages -- Periodicals
909.0705 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03044181 ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmed20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/03044181.2016.1236506 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0304-4181
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- Legaldeposit
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