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Napoleon's Artillery

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - French Revolutionary War/Napoleonic Wars - France

Last Stocked on 9/5/2024

Product Info

Title
Napoleon's Artillery
Publisher
Category
Author
Robert Wilkinson-Latham
Publish Year
1975
Pages
40
Dimensions
7.25x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147943125
Type
Softcover

Description

At the end of the Royalist regime, the artillery arm of the French Army was, as Napoleon was later to declare, 'the finest and best composed corps in Europe.' Designed by the great master of artillery, Jean Baptiste de Gribeauval, the equipment consisted of some of the best pieces in Europe. This book examines the equipment and performance of Napoleon's artillery in the Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars and Waterloo campaign. The organization of the Imperial Army is also covered, including the key French failure to develop 'Shrapnel' or 'spherical case shot' - a weapon used against them to great effect by the British.