Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815 (1): Field Artillery by Chartrand, René

Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815 (1): Field Artillery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841764580)

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Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815 (1): Field Artillery by Chartrand, René

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

$20.00
Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815 (1): Field Artillery by Chartrand, René

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

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: René Chartrand
ISBN-10: 1841764582
ISBN-13: 9781841764580
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 02/19/2003
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.30w x 0.20d
By René Chartrand
By René Chartrand
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René Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and beauvalooks including almost 30 Osprey titles and the first two volumes of Canadian Military Heritage. He lives in Hull, Quebec, with his wife and two sons.

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