The Austrian Army 1740 80 (3): Specialist Troops

by Philip J. Haythornthwaite

Until at least the latter years of Maria Theresa's reign, the Austrian artillery was acknowledged to be second to none in Europe; and it must have been no coincidence that Jean Baptiste de Gribeauval, who went on and so radically reformed the French artillery after he became inspector of artillery in 1776, had spent the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) on attachment to the Austrian army from the French. In this last of three volumes [Men-at arms 271 &...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855325276
• ISBN13: 9781855325272
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.2" x 9.9"