What was the historic use and tactica of artillery in pitched

When are you talking about? Artillery has been in use for the better part of a millenium and doctrine surrounding it has widely varied.

Talk shit, get hit.

This is a common misconception. Actually, up until WWI, artillery was never used to inflict direct casualties, rather for propaganda purposes. Most commonly, cannons only fired shot filled with confetti, intended to disrupt enemy formations. This sowed confusion in the enemy ranks, who generally would become confused as to whose birthday they were celebrating, leaving themselves open and defenseless to a sudden bayonet charge or flanking attack by cavalry.

Napoleon is renowned for his genius innovations in artillery warfare, replacing the standard confetti shells with leaflets containing crudely worded insults and graphic cartoons of enemy generals in lascivious and unseemly situations. These proved to have a profound demoralization effect on the enemy troops, and turned the tide of many a battle in Napoleon's favor. A little know fact is that during the battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon sealed victory when he enticed the Allies to abandon the Pratzen Heights by shelling their positions with notes reading:

>"ATTENTION SOLDIERS OF THE COALITION! AS HONORABLE COMBATANTS WE ARE DUTY BOUND TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE POSITIONED ON FAGGOT HILL, A NOTORIOUS MEETING PLACE FOR SODOMITES AND ROGUES OF ALL SORTS! WE URGE YOU TO PRESERVE YOUR NATIONAL HONOR AND AVOID FURTHER RIDICULE BY REMOVING YOURSELVES FROM THIS PLACE OF ILL REPUTE!"

>>1692669

I was so ready to get angry at this from the opening line, then i kept reading and it made me chuckle.

Well done anon.

>>1692669
you fooled me too