Artillery in the form of [[cannon]]s was a key element of [[Napoleon|Napoleonic warfare]], used to "shell" (attack) enemy [[infantry]] line-of-battle formations. Artillery pieces were also a key element in the [[Civil War]], leading to many bloody battles, such as Antietam. In [[WWII]], [[Joseph Stalin]] called artillery the "god of war".{{fact}} | Artillery in the form of [[cannon]]s was a key element of [[Napoleon|Napoleonic warfare]], used to "shell" (attack) enemy [[infantry]] line-of-battle formations. Artillery pieces were also a key element in the [[Civil War]], leading to many bloody battles, such as Antietam. In [[WWII]], [[Joseph Stalin]] called artillery the "god of war".{{fact}} |