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Featured battle : Vihiers
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 18 July 1793
With morale high after their victory at Châtillon-sur-Sèvre the Royalists took on a larger Republican force and defeated them.
Featured image :
British 25 pounder field gun
The 25lbr Mk II QF gun was the standard British divisional field gun from the 1940's up to the late 1960's. It could be used in both the close support and anti-tank roles. The large wheel-like disk mounted horizontally under the body of the carriage can be lowered, and the gun mounted on top to assist its rapid traverse. This particular gun fought with 11 Field Regt. Royal Artillery, has an 87mm caliber, a weight of 1,800kg and fired an 11.3kg round up to 12,250 metres.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Wellington's Cavalry and Technical Corps, 1800-1815
Gabriele Esposito
At last we have the companion to Wellington’s Infantry by Gabriele Esposito [reviewed elsewhere on this site]. This book covers the Cavalry and Technical Corps 1800 to 1815 and includes the artillery arm. Naturally in a book of 130 pages the coverage of each unit is slight but sufficient, to build an overview of a whole wing of the army. The content is not confined to British troops but also covers foreign troops in British service and this includes the Kings German Legion.
The many illustrations showing a range of uniforms of different units are really excellent and the bibliography points the reader to further reading.
Bear in mind that the whole army is the subject and content is not limited to those who came under Wellington’s zone of command. Enjoy a jolly interesting read and put this book into your reference section for dipping into as the need arises or when you just feel like looking at some superb illustrations.
We strongly recommend this book.
Pen & Sword Military, 2021
Reviewed : 2021-12-16 14:12:50
