Artillery
1. The amusette, and its use during the Revolutionary Wars
2. French artillery and skirmishing tactics during the Revolutionary Wars
3. A contemporary view on the use of horse artillery 1798
4. A contemporary view on the use of horse artillery 1802
5. The use of horse artillery during the Revolutionary Wars
[ As an illustration to the contemporary views (no. 4 and 5) ]
6. About the march of the French artillery across the Alps, 1800
7. The 'Schweinichen Memorandum'
[ A memorandum by Baron de Schweinichen, former Prussians artillery officer, about the creation of an 'Artillerie Volante' Corps for the Belgian national army, 1790 ]
8. French artillery schools under Napoleon
9. Bouncing balls and ricochettes
[ Prussian and Austrian artillery doctrine for this type of artillery fire ]
10. About 12-pounder and howitzer batteries
[ A treatise of a Prussian artillery officer about the 12-pdr cannon and 10-pdr howitzer batteries in the artillery reserve, 1820 ]
11. The tactical proportion of howitzers in cannon batteries
[ Another threatise, roughly about the same subject, 1820 ]
12. About the effect of heavy guns
[ A Prussian view on their effect, describing the Sardinian experiment of shooting at horses!, 1821 ]
13. About the effect of canister
[ A Prussian contemporary views about the effect of canister, 1822 ]
About artillery cover:
1. Deployment of cavalry commanded to cover artillery
Monhaupt's 'About the use of horse artillery:
[ An c. 1808 thesis about the use of horse artillery in combination with the other arms ]
2. Preface
4. Part 2 "The use of horse artillery with the infantry"
5. Part 3 "The use of horse artillery with the cavalry"
6. Part 4 "The use of horse artillery with foot artillery and combined arms"
[ Including an account of Blucher's retreat 1806 ]
7. Part 5 "The use of horse artillery in positions and entrenchments"
[ Including a comparison of 12-pdr and 6-pdr cannon. ]
8. Part 6 "The use of horse artillery in battle, during retreats and pursuits; and at rivers"
9. Part 7 "The use of horse artillery with detachments, at so-called 'posts'"
[ Including information about the Prussian positions at the Rhine, 1793 ]
10. Part 8 "The use of horse artillery during winter, with sieges, and in the 'little wars' "
The English 6-pdr, regarding its usefulness in the field as a gun for the horse artillery:
[ A 1823 treatise about the Prussian tests held in 1822, to decide on the usefulness of the English 6-pdr gun for the horse artillery. This treatise gives a great insight in the effects of Napoleonic artillery fire, ranges etc. Many more parts of this treatise will follow ]
1. Part 1: Introduction and deviation in range of direct shots
2. Part 2: Sideward deviation & in deviation in heigth of direct shots (1st part)
[ Giving also an interesting insight at the level of theory about artillery during those days; not so extensive as we might expect! ]
3. Part 3: Deviation in heigth of direct shots (2nd and final part)
4. Part 4: Deviation in range, sideward, heigth, and amount of hits of ricochet shots augmented 17 January 2005
5. Part 5: Spread and amount of hits of varieties of canister fire added 17 January 2005