The French Artillery of the Napoleonic War

by Ludovic Letrun and Jean Mongin

When you tackle the French artillery of the First Empire you must always take into account descriptions of the artillery of the Ancien R gime and the Revolution in detail, which is what this book does. The term "artillery" in the Middle Ages designated "all the machines the army uses". So, originally, the artillery corps comprised officers who created, used and maintained these machines. It took several centuries and a lot of ups and downs before...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2840484978
• ISBN13: 9782840484974
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Editions Heimdal
• Length: 170 Pages