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British Napoleonic Artillery 1793-1815: Field Artillery v. 1 (New Vanguard)
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Product Description
This title is the first of two volumes examining the artillery equipment of the British forces during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, along with Wellington's campaigns in India. Throughout this period the British Army used both foot and horse artillery, generally using either the nine pounder gun or the 5.5 inch field howitzer. Also covered are the smaller field guns in the three and six pounder categories and the largest, the 12 pounder field gun. Wellington's campaigns in India were often conducted in conjunction with the armies of the Honourable East India Company, including the Bengal Horse Artillery. This title covers the design and development of the guns, the organization of the troops and their operational histories.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #523485 in Books
- Published on: 2002-10-16
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 48 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Chris Henry has been interested in military history since he was a small boy. His interest in artiliery developed whilst a volunteer worker at the Tower of London and he became Senior Curator at the Royal Armouries Museum of Artillery At Fort Nelson. He is now the Head of Collections at the Museum of the Royal Artillery. Brian Delf began his career working in a London art studio producing artwork for advertising and commercial publications. Since 1972, he has worked as a freelance illustrator on a variety of subjects including natural history, architecture and technical cutaways. Some of his recently illustrated books have been published in over thirty countries. Brian lives and works in Oxfordshire.
Customer Reviews
Entry level
This is by Chris Henry, Head of Collections at the Museum of the Royal Artillery so we can have confidence in his subject matter expertise and access to source material.
On the other hand, there is little really new in this volume. There are parts on organisation, the weapons, equipment, ammunition, tactics, a glossary of terms and so on, together with the expected monochrome illustrations, many of which are contemporary and have not appeared anywhere else (as far as I know), tables, and coloured plates by Brian Delf.
Of interest to those who look beyond Europe is a short piece on the Bengal Horse artillery though it is too brief to be of much value.
It provides a succinct overview under a single cover.
