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Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815 (1) - Field Artillery

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Artillery

MSRP old price: $20.00


Product Info

Title
Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815 (1) - Field Artillery
Publisher
Category
Author
Rene Chartrand
Publish Year
2003
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.2"
NKG Part #
2147564886
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG066
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG76

Description

As a young gunner, Napoleon Bonaparte was trained in one of Europe’s 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. Gribeauval’s 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.