Napoleon's Guns 1792-1815 (1): Field Artillery, Vol. 66
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...
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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.
French Artillery in the 18th Century3Gribeauval5The Gribeauval System7Field Ordnance7Standard Manufacture and Expert Service10Carriages, limbers and caissonsValliere Counter-Attacks14Artillery Units16Army artilleryHorse artilleryPontonniers battalionsThe artillery trainGrowth of artillery personnelThe Year XI System23Year XI field carriagesRegimental Guns34Mountain Artillery36Paint and Trim37Setting up the Guns39Ammunition40Imperial Campaigns41Colour Plate Commentary44Index48
