Название: Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars: A Concise Dictionary, 1792-1815
Автор: Kevin F Kiley
Издательство: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1848329539
Год: 2021
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 642
Размер: 44,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

Napoleon began his military career as an artillery cadet and artillery played a fundamental part in all his great battles. Until the Napoleonic Wars artillery had been seen merely as a supporting arm to the infantry, but Napoleon changed everything. He massed his guns in huge batteries to blast holes in his opponent’s line. He even used the artillery to charge the enemy, the gunners galloping up to the enemy to open fire at pointblank range.