As a young gunner, Napoleon Bonaparte was trained in one of Europes finest artillery arms. Both the technological sophistication of their weaponry and the skill of their gunners was largely the result of the adoption of the system devised by one man, Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. Gribeauvals standardised system of parts and calibres allowed a degree of uniformity and sophistication in the French artillery that was unmatched throughout Europe, and allowed Napoleon to inherit and develop an arm that could dominate the battlefield. This volume covers the field artillery pieces of the system: the 4-, 8- and 12-pdr guns; light 1-pdr guns and mountain guns; and later innovations such as the 6-pdr gun.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Chartrand, R./Hutchins, R. (Illustr.)
Title
Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815 Teil 1: Field Artillery
Details
English text, paperback, many bw-images, some plates with colour illustrations. 48 pages.
