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Cannons in the 18th century were considered the kings of the battlefield. George Washington knew— as did virtually everyone on both sides of the conflict—that without artillery, the American cause would be seriously handicapped. Even before the smoke of Lexington and Concord had cleared, the American forces—at this point, little more than a ragged collection …
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