On the Use of Field Artillery on Service: With Special Reference to that of an Army-corps : for Officers of All ArmsJ. Weale, 1856 - 215 páginas |
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Página i - THE USE OF FIELD ARTILLERY ON SERVICE : With especial Reference to that of an ARMY-CORPS. For Officers of All Arms.
Página 54 - ... and- moderately commanding points of the general line, should be selected for the divisional guns, which should be placed in the intervals of the general line. The saliency of such points greatly increasing the lateral range, enables a converging fire to be brought to bear upon columns of attack.4 19. In the different phases of an action, one arm is -wont to be of predominant importance, and it is by this one that the other arms must direct themselves, with reference to their positions. In general,...
Página 152 - Institution), CCC 4 Ambert. 40. When a division or a wing, in an action, has to change front by throwing a shoulder forward, it is of importance to establish a battery in front of the pivot, so as to protect the movement of the troops and the execution of the manoeuvre ; and for this purpose, it will be found advantageous to make use of a heavy battery of the artillery of reserve ; the light field or...
Página 75 - We may easily see that the determination of the distance upon such a principle is subject to the following objection, that there exists no just proportion between the base and the perpendicular of the triangle, and, consequently, that the angle under which it is seen is very small. Distance measurers constructed upon this principle determine distances beyond 600 paces with but little accuracy.
Página 184 - Marengo, on 14th June, 1800 ; in this action the twelve pieces of Boudet's division, which had only just arrived, checked the victorious career of the Austrians by their unexpected and effective fire ; they became, too, the supporting point of all the manoeuvres which turned the fate of the action. It was the last barrier of the already beaten French army; by it the French commander-in-chief supported his discomfited and exhausted divisions ; and from it, and the impetuous attack of fresh forces,...
Página 149 - Commander, who should ever have before him the golden rule of Taubert, ie, Divisional artillery, like divisional cavalry, is merely an auxiliary arm ; and that the infantry, and not the artillery, is the chief element in an action. It is therefore the duty of that artillery to comprehend the object momentarily in view, with quickness and " accuracy, and powerfully to support the infantry in combat.
Página 73 - The choice of the object to be fired at must be object. determined by the particular purpose the artillery endeavours to effect, and should be changed with that purpose during the course of the action. In the beginning of an. engagement, and when the pieces cannot yet contribute to their own defence, they direct their fire where the distance, ground, and position of the enemy hold out the greatest promise of effect. When the battle has advanced, and in decisive moments the objects to be fired at...
Página 112 - In the defence of defiles from a position in rear of the mouth, the artillery is the most effective arm, for the fire of its pieces commanding the defile and its opening, is always the most powerful means of impeding the passage and of rendering the deployment of the enemy's troops for action more difficult. In consequence of the large space which the position behind a defile affords, the necessary discretion can be used as to placing the artillery, and a reciprocal support of all three arms may...
Página 189 - Rossmach, 12 miles northeast of Vienna, famous for the great battle between the French under Napoleon and the Austrians under the Archduke Charles, on 5 and 6 July 1809. Napoleon had obtained reinforcements after the severe loss which he sustained at...