At the beginning of the English Civil War, it was clear that artillery was to play a significant part in the conflict. Both Royalists and Parliamentarians raced to capture ordnance stores in urban areas such as London and Hull, realizing that they would prove strategically decisive in the siege warfare that later developed. This book gives the reader an overview of the types of weapons used in this conflict and, more generally, how artillery was used in the 17th century.

Introduction -- Manufacture -- Gun casting -- Gun types -- Carriages -- Light field guns -- Naval carriages -- Ammunition and tools -- Transport -- Drill -- Tactics -- Organization -- Sieges.