9 sentences with 'cannons'
Example sentences and phrases with the word cannons and other words derived from it.
• « Another change in military technology was the advent of cannons, which completely undermined the effectiveness of castles. »
• « The ability to build, maintain and operate cannons required advanced metallurgy and engineering, which in turn required highly skilled technicians (either royalty or hired mercenaries). »
• « The most famous instance of the superiority of cannons over walls was the Turkish siege of Constantinople in 1453, which ultimately spelled the end of the Byzantine Empire. »
• « Philip spent years building a huge fleet known as the Spanish Armada of 132 warships, equipped not only with cannons but designed to carry thousands of soldiers to invade England. »
• « As European powers expanded, they built modern-style fortresses and defended them with cannons, muskets and warships that often outmatched the military forces and technology they encountered. »
• « France became a very aggressive power under Louis XIV, who saw territorial gains as essential to his own glory (he had the phrase "The last argument of kings" stamped on his cannons). »
• « The Chinese navy and imperial fortresses were almost defenceless against gunboats with cannons, and steamships were able to penetrate Chinese rivers and the Chinese Grand Canal, often towing sailing ships with full gun batteries behind them. »
• « In 1988, the Iraqis turned to another German company, Ferrostaal, to set up a 'multiple smelter' in the city of Taji, which the German government later discovered would produce cannons for artillery. These examples are just the tip of the iceberg, as 100 German firms were involved in the Taji project alone. »