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When was artillery first used?

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Its impact was demonstrated by the Ottoman Turks, who used giant guns cast on the battlefield to breach the walls of Constantinople and capture it in 1453. Cannon also revolutionized war at sea (see navy ). Artillery was first extensively employed in the field during the Thirty Years War (1618-48); thereafter it played an increasingly important role until the advent of aircraft.

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