Black Powder Epic Battles Waterloo- French Artillery Review

Discussing the French Artillery from the Waterloo model range from Warlord Games Epic Battles. Covering the Field Artillery, Horse Artillery, and Guard Field Artillery. Enjoy

[@TheAVeidt]

Excellent idea for the horse artillery! I’ll do the same, thanks for the tip

[@norm977]

beautifully done.

[@6uptabletopgaming546]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@philRminiatures]

Superb artillery, well done!👍👍

[@6uptabletopgaming546]

Thank you!

[@Richard-jp7wz]

Excellent!!

[@6uptabletopgaming546]

Many thanks!

[@user-um1xo9ed1x]

I am wondering. The French had switched to the metric system before the full on Napoleonic era. Is it correct to call these weapons by the weight of shot in pounds or does the book do that? As an interesting side note, the imperial weights and measures were not standard across the board. 1lb as a British measure, an Austrian measure and a Russian measure were all actually different weights despite the description being the same, i.e. 6lbs was the lightest as a British measurement and the heaviest as an Austrian measurement and would be different again if indeed the French used the descriptor lbs. Either way, the French 12 pounders would be formidable to stand against.

[@6uptabletopgaming546]

Hi, Great question, I'm going off the black powder epic rules book mention of the "Year XI system" which streamlined the Artillery system for the French. Interesting side note indeed, thanks for sharing, always glad to learn more about such an interesting time period in history. Cheers

[@patrickehresmann2404]

Yes, it is still correct to call the French cannons by the weight of shots in pounds (actually, in French livres, that were slightly heavier than the British pounds), while the mortars and howitzers were called by the diameter of their muzzle in pouces (slightly longer than the British inches). Although the metric system was introduced during the Revolution, it took a long time for the French people to use it in every day’s life. The artillery dimension tables started to use the metric system during the first empire, but the way to call French cannons in the older system remained for a much longer time, until the mid-19th century. The first cannon to be called by its diameter in metric was the piece rayée de 4 modele 1858, système Ducos de la Hitte, its diameter measuring 4cm.

[@patrickehresmann2404]

Unfortunately, the location and the attitude of the artillerists around the cannon are incorrect. This is frequently influenced by makers of tin soldiers that don’t understand what was the true artillery regulation of the time, giving inaccurate postures to their figures. No artillerist was kneeling, the rammer was never held in vertical position, etc. Regarding the location of the servants, they should stand on two lines, left and right, 20 inches away from the cannon. It is lighted from the right side, not from the left. Also, the officers’s epaulettes should be gold, not red.