FRENCH ARTILLERY OF THE REVOLUTION AND THE FIRST EMPIRE
FRENCH ARTILLERY DURING THE REVOLUTION AND THE FIRST EMPIRE
Ludovic LETRUN, Jean-Marie MONGIN
Examining French artillery during the First Empire requires delving into a detailed description of this sophisticated weapon towards the end of the Ancient Regime and during the Revolution. This is precisely what this book focuses on. The term "artillery" in the Middle Ages referred to "the set of machines used by an army." Originally, the artillery corps consisted of officers who designed, operated, and maintained these machines.
It took several centuries and many challenges for the artillery to finally be equipped with an effective organization, thanks to the work of Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. It was this organization, painstakingly established by Monsieur de Gribeauval, the Artillery Inspector, over nearly thirty years, that remained more or less in effect until 1825 and is the subject of this book.
All artillery pieces, equipment used by foot and horse artillerymen at the end of the Ancient Regime, during the Revolution and the First Empire, as well as the pontonniers, sedentary artillerymen, and coast guard artillerymen—often forgotten heroes of the Napoleonic era—are detailed in the hundreds of profiles and silhouettes presented here.
Two chapters are dedicated to the artillery trains and crews, which, with the First Empire, finally reached adulthood... the age of regulation. This book is the revised, expanded, and amended version of works published by the authors some years ago. Over 176 pages, nearly a thousand drawings elaborate on the insights of these two enthusiasts of the period.
Format: 21x29.7 cm
176 pages
Numerous color illustrations
HEIMDAL
Ludovic LETRUN, Jean-Marie MONGIN
Examining French artillery during the First Empire requires delving into a detailed description of this sophisticated weapon towards the end of the Ancient Regime and during the Revolution. This is precisely what this book focuses on. The term "artillery" in the Middle Ages referred to "the set of machines used by an army." Originally, the artillery corps consisted of officers who designed, operated, and maintained these machines.
It took several centuries and many challenges for the artillery to finally be equipped with an effective organization, thanks to the work of Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. It was this organization, painstakingly established by Monsieur de Gribeauval, the Artillery Inspector, over nearly thirty years, that remained more or less in effect until 1825 and is the subject of this book.
All artillery pieces, equipment used by foot and horse artillerymen at the end of the Ancient Regime, during the Revolution and the First Empire, as well as the pontonniers, sedentary artillerymen, and coast guard artillerymen—often forgotten heroes of the Napoleonic era—are detailed in the hundreds of profiles and silhouettes presented here.
Two chapters are dedicated to the artillery trains and crews, which, with the First Empire, finally reached adulthood... the age of regulation. This book is the revised, expanded, and amended version of works published by the authors some years ago. Over 176 pages, nearly a thousand drawings elaborate on the insights of these two enthusiasts of the period.
Format: 21x29.7 cm
176 pages
Numerous color illustrations
HEIMDAL
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
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