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Nassau River (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
rvice des officiers d'artillerie dans les forges. Manuel historique de la technologie des armes à feu, (traduit de l'allemand par M. Rieffel.) Meyer. Formules relatives aux effets du tir sur affut. Poisson. Manuel de l'artificer. Vergnaud. Etat actuel de l'artillerie de campagne de toutes les puissances de l'europe, (traduit par Maze; 1re partie, Artillcrie Anglaise.) Jacobi. (Six other parts have been published in German, containing de-scriptions of the French, Belgian, Hessian, Wirtemburg, Nassau, and Swedish systems.) Introduction à l‘étude de l'artillerie. Madelaine. Cours sur le service des officers d'artillerie dans les fonderies. Description de la fabrication des bouches à feu à la fonderie royale de Liege. Huguenin. Poudre à canon. Timmerhans. Procedes de fabrication dans les forges, (extrait du cours sur le service des officiers dans les forges.) Renseignements sur le materiel de l'artillerie navale de la Grande Bretagne. Zeni et des Hays. Theorie des affuts et des voitures
France (France) (search for this): chapter 12
. We read of the same thing being done in Spain at a later period. Cannon in France were at first called bombards and couleuverines, but were afterwards named fromty balls in the course of the twenty-four hours! In the Italian wars between France and Spain, in the beginning of the sixteenth century, the difficulty of moving lery was in the attack and defence of places. But in the wars of Henry IV. of France, this arm of service was again increased, and the troops which this king destinted by Colonel Bomford, and whose dimensions were carried to General Paixhan in France, is now lying at the ordnance depot, in New York harbor. and all cannon of a lat been made at Berg-op-Zoom. The use of this projectile became quite common in France under Louis XIII. Howitzes were not much used till the seventeenth century. Tficiency destroyed. In the first campaigns of the wars of the Revolution, what France had in the greatest perfection was artillery; we know not a single instance in
Grenoble (France) (search for this): chapter 12
anies of canoniers were created, and soon after two companies of bombardiers. In 1693 the first regiment of fusiliers was changed into a royal regiment of artillery, and both the canoniers and bombardiers were eventually incorporated with it. The staff of artillery, towards the close of this reign, was composed of one grand-master, sixty lieutenants, sixty commissaries, and eighty) oficiers-pointeurs. In 1721 the artillery was divided into five battal-ions and stationed at Metz, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Perpignan, and La Fere, where they established schools of theory and practice. In 1756 the artillery was organized into seven regiments, each regiment having its own separate school. This organization continued without any remarkable change till the Revolution. During the earlier campaigns of the French Revolution it is impossible to trace out the changes that took place in army organization, every thing was then so irregular and confused, the troops of different arms being frequently
Turones (France) (search for this): chapter 12
om twenty to fifty pounds, and were mounted on small moveable carriages. This species of fire-arms became quite numerous about the beginning of the fifteenth century. They were followed by heavier pieces, used in the attack and defence of towns. This siege artillery continued to be increased in dimensions, till, towards the latter part of the fifteenth century, they reached such an enormous size as to be almost useless as a military machine. Louis XI. had an immense piece constructed at Tours, in 1770, which, it was said, carried a ball from the Bastille to Charenton, (about six miles!) Its caliber was that of five hundred pounds. It was intended for experiment, and burst on the second discharge. The famous culverin of Bolduc was said to carry a ball from that city to Bommel. The culverin of Nancy, made in 1598, was more than twenty-three feet in length. There is now an ancient cannon in the arsenal at Metz of about this length, which carries a ball of one hundred and forty po
Badajos (Amazonas, Brazil) (search for this): chapter 12
y. Hutton--(Hutton's Tracts.) Des bois propres au service Des Arsenaux. Herbir de Halles. Instruction sur le service de l'artillerie. Hulot. Manoeuvres de force. Bigot. Balistique. Obenheim. Treatise on artillery. German. Scharnhorst. (Translated into French, 1840.) Essai sur l'art de pointer. Poumet. Reflexions sur la fabrication des bouches à feu Lamartilliere. Memoire sur la planchette du canonnier. Obenheim. Aide-Meimoire. Gassendi. Observations on the use of artillery at the sieges of Badajos, St, Sebastian, &c. Treatise on artillery. Lallemand. Elemens de pyrotechnic. Ruggieri Nouvelle force maritime. Paixhans, Dictionnaire d'artillerie. Cotty. Recherches balistiques. Coste. Poudres fulminantes. Vergnaud. Maniel de la metallurgie du fer. Culman. Pyrotechnie militaire, (traduit de l'allomand, par R. do Peretsdorff:) Journal des sciences Miilitaires. Pyrotechny. Catbush. Traite élementaire d'artillerie. Decker. Fusees de guerre. Montgory. Documens sur la matiere à canons. Herve.
Sweden (Sweden) (search for this): chapter 12
tillery; and at the battle of Ivry the French had only four pieces of cannon, and two culverins: the army of the League had also only four pieces. At the battle of Moncontour the opposing armies had but eight pieces each. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden not only improved the character of artillery, but also gave to it great development as an arm of service. At the battle of Breetenfield he had one hundred pieces of artillery, great and small, and at the camp of Nuremberg he numbered about threeerie de campagne de toutes les puissances de l'europe, (traduit par Maze; 1re partie, Artillcrie Anglaise.) Jacobi. (Six other parts have been published in German, containing de-scriptions of the French, Belgian, Hessian, Wirtemburg, Nassau, and Swedish systems.) Introduction à l‘étude de l'artillerie. Madelaine. Cours sur le service des officers d'artillerie dans les fonderies. Description de la fabrication des bouches à feu à la fonderie royale de Liege. Huguenin. Poudre à canon. Timmerhans
Metz (France) (search for this): chapter 12
a ball from that city to Bommel. The culverin of Nancy, made in 1598, was more than twenty-three feet in length. There is now an ancient cannon in the arsenal at Metz of about this length, which carries a ball of one hundred and forty pounds. Cannon balls were found at Paris as late as 1712, weighing near two hundred pounds, andf one grand-master, sixty lieutenants, sixty commissaries, and eighty) oficiers-pointeurs. In 1721 the artillery was divided into five battal-ions and stationed at Metz, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Perpignan, and La Fere, where they established schools of theory and practice. In 1756 the artillery was organized into seven regiments, eal'armee Belge. Instructions and Regulations for the service and management of heavy ordnance in the British service. Experiences sur les principes du tir, faites à Metz, en 1834. Traite d'artillerie theorique et pralique. Robert. Aide-Memoire & grave;l'usage des officiers d'artillerie, (avec approbation du comite d'artillerie.) Ma
Europe (search for this): chapter 12
mong the Arabs as early as the middle of the thirteenth century, but they were not much known in Europe till about 1350. Cannon are said to have been employed by the Moors as early as 1249, and by thes. Ferdinand the Catholic had at this time, probably, a larger artillery train than any other European power. The Spanish cannon, generally very large, were composed of iron bars about two inches if the U. S. army, and used in the war of 1812. The dimensions of these guns were first taken to Europe by a young French officer, and thus fell into the hands of General Paixhan, who immediately introduced them into the French service. They were by this means first made known to the rest of Europe, and received the name of the person who introduced them into the European services, rather than thhe construction of siege artillery. Charlatans in military science, both in this country and in Europe, bring this subject up every fifteen or twenty years as a new invention, and flaming notices of
Valmy (France) (search for this): chapter 12
d, or dispersed. * * * * A good infantry forms, no doubt, the sinews of an army; but if it were required to fight for a long time against a very superior artillery, its good quality would be exhausted, and its efficiency destroyed. In the first campaigns of the wars of the Revolution, what France had in the greatest perfection was artillery; we know not a single instance in which twenty pieces of cannon, judiciously placed, and in battery, were ever carried by the bayonet. In the affair at Valmy, at the battles of Jemmapes, Nordlingen, and Fleurus, the French had an artillery superior to that of the enemy, although they had often only two guns to one thousand men; but that was because their armies were very numerous. It may happen that a general, more skilful in manoeuvring, more expert than his adversary, and commanding a better infantry, may obtain successes during a part of a campaign, although his artillery may be far inferior to that of his opponent; but on the critical day of
Albuera (Philippines) (search for this): chapter 12
Kesen at the battle of Auerstedt; the avenues between the redoubts of Pultowa, &c., &c. When an army is forced to retreat, it covers its rear by that portion of its cavalry and mounted artillery which has suffered least during the battle. By placing the squadrons of horse and the light batteries in echelon, the retiring column may be well protected. The artillery, by using the prolonge, may also continue its retreat while in battery and firing. It was in this way that at the battle of Albuera, in 1811, the French artillery on the left wing held in check the right and centre of the Anglo-Spaniards till the army effected its retreat; the artillery then retired in echelons, by batteries and fractions of batteries, under the protection of the cavalry. We have already discussed, under the general head of tactics, the position and use of artillery on the battle-field; a few additional remarks must suffice. As a general rule, batteries should be placed in positions from which the
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