Handheld firearms are placed between the late 1390s and the 1420s. By the end of the Hundred Years War, they are described as safe to use, although still expensive. This corrects another participant's initial suggestion that firearms needed a much longer period to become useful. French cannon are then credited with helping drive the British out of Bordeaux. Artillery support is credited with helping overcome English longbowmen.
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Early firearms and French artillery in the Hundred Years War
A comparison with slow weapons development leads to early handheld firearms and French cannon in the final campaigns of the Hundred Years War.