European Siege Cannon

Type Object Region Western Europe Time 1401–1410

Early 15th-century European siege cannons were gunpowder artillery cast in bronze or wrought iron, firing stone or iron shot at walls and gates;…

Timeline

c. 1404–1406Dijon · BurgundyThe ducal court of Burgundy formed dedicated artillery companies in the mid-1400s, bombarding fortresses in Flanders and northern France with bronze cannon, marking the shift of siege guns from experimental weapons to standing formations.
c. 1409–1410Prague · BohemiaBy around 1409, the Bohemian region was widely equipped with wagon-mounted and fixed cannon for sieges and field battles, providing a practical basis for the artillery tactics of the subsequent Hussite Wars.

The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363-1477 — Robert Douglas Smith and Kelly DeVries (2005)
Medieval Military Technology — Kelly DeVries (2012)