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Men-at-Arms Series - 96: Artillery Equipments of the Napoleonic Wars

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In the first half of the 18th century the French had been the European leaders in artillery, possessing the only standardized range of pieces. These pieces, were sturdy but extremely heavy. This book shows how at the beginning of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Austria seized the lead by introducing new light field pieces - the 3pdr., 6pdr., and 12pdr. guns - and some excellent light howitzers. Other powers adopted this new system, however no complete overarching methodology existed until the implementation of the Gribeauval system, which was to revolutionise the artillery of Europe and make possible the highly efficient field artillery of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815).

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Men-at-Arms Series - 96: Artillery Equipments of the Napoleonic Wars, Terence Wise, Richard Hook

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1979
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Titolo
Men-at-Arms Series - 96: Artillery Equipments of the Napoleonic Wars
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
1979
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
48
ISBN10
0850453364
ISBN13
9780850453362
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Descrizione
In the first half of the 18th century the French had been the European leaders in artillery, possessing the only standardized range of pieces. These pieces, were sturdy but extremely heavy. This book shows how at the beginning of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Austria seized the lead by introducing new light field pieces - the 3pdr., 6pdr., and 12pdr. guns - and some excellent light howitzers. Other powers adopted this new system, however no complete overarching methodology existed until the implementation of the Gribeauval system, which was to revolutionise the artillery of Europe and make possible the highly efficient field artillery of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815).