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Offline Cannoneer

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Some drawings of 18th century French ordnance
« on: March 27, 2012, 12:10:35 AM »
There are some nice drawings of 18th century artillery on this miniature wargame modeller's blog.

http://crogges7ywarmies.blogspot.com/





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Re: Some drawings of 18th century French ordnance
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2012, 02:06:45 AM »
Thanks for posting, good history lesson.  How many people know that the last one posted, the French 4-pounder "Swedish" model, was a primary weapon of the US artillery during the Revolutionary War?  Henry Knox had many of them bored up to 6-pounder.  There are probably a couple dozen or fewer of these pieces surviving, most still in the hands of the US Army.  Most are outside dissolving in the acid rain, expecially at Ft. McNair, Washinngton DC.  I've written to the Army about that situation and the person in charge recently told me the "outside" collection at Ft. McNair is now slated to move to a covered location at the new Army museum at Ft. Belvoir VA.

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Re: Some drawings of 18th century French ordnance
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2012, 12:11:37 PM »
Some progress, at least.  Now to motivate the Navy.
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Re: Some drawings of 18th century French ordnance
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2012, 08:43:51 AM »
French light 4-pdr at Fort Sill.





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