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Featured battle : Lueg Pass 1
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 01 May 1809
A not very determined attempt by the Bavarians to break into the Tyrol. Three companies of Austrians held back three battalions of Bavarians who were supported by cavalry and artillery.
Featured image :
British 25 pounder Gun and Morris C8 Quad Tractor
These images show a 25 pounder gun with it's tractor, the Morris C8 Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) known as the Quad in WW2 colours. The Morris Quad was based on a pre-war 4x4 and continued inservice along with the 25lbr through the Second World War and the Korean War. It measures 4.5m long, 2.2 m wide and 2.28m tall and was shorter and more manouverable than the Model 1935 6x4 Morris Commercial CDSW FA Tractor it replaced.
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
