Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars: A Concise Dictionary 1792-1815 Kevin F Kiley

Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars : A Concise Dictionary, 1792-1815 Hardbackby Kevin F. Kiley\nNapoleon began his military career as an artillery cadet and artillery played a fundamental part in all his great battles.\nUntil the Napoleonic Wars artillery had been seen merely as a supporting arm to the infantry, but Napoleon changed everything.\nHe massed his guns in huge batteries to blast holes in his opponent s line.\nHe even used the artillery to charge the enemy, the gunners galloping up to the enemy to open fire at point-blank range. Napoleon s opponents did not all follow suit, choosing other tactical deployments.\nAs a result, the Napoleonic era, more than any that preceded or followed it, was one of fascinating artillery manoeuvres and critical actions that changed the course of many of the key battles.\nAs the Prussian Field Marshal Blucher once observed, Against Napoleon you needed guns and lots of them!\nThe Napoleonic Wars was also a time of innovation, with the introducti9