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Austrian Napoleonic Artillery 1792-1815

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Artillery


Product Info

Title
Austrian Napoleonic Artillery 1792-1815
Publisher
Category
Author
David Hollins
Publish Year
2003
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147400013
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG072
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG72

Description

The Austrian artillery of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars was a creation of the renowned Lichtenstein system of the early 1750s. This weight system produced a series of weapons of 3-, 6- and 12-pdr. caliber along with 7- and 10-pdr. howitzers. In the 1780s they were joined by Cavalry artillery guns with their Wurst seats. In 1811 Austria also began the establishment of rocket troops based upon the British invention, whilst their heavy and siege pieces remained the 12 -,18- and 24-pdrs throughout the period. This book describes the system as well as its operational use during the Napoleonic Wars.