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 n the eighteenth century the practice of artillery was considered both an art and a science. Gunners had to memorize tables giving angles of elevation, ranges for various sizes of artillery, and how long they could expect it to take for a projectile to reach its target at these angles and ranges.
 ired civilian drivers using horses or oxen usually transported field cannons. On the battlefield, cannoneers maneuvered the cannons using drag ropes. The full crew for an American or British 6 pounder numbered 14 or 15 men.
 uring the winter of 1779-1780, six artillery brigades with a total of 1,017 men, under the command of B. Gen. Henry Knox were camped in Jockey Hollow. Col. Charles Harrison, Col. John Lamb, Col. John Crane and Col. Thomas Proctor commanded the Continental Artillery.
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