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282:(old French pounds, about 1.079 English pounds.) As with other cannon rated by nominal weight, the projectile actually used might be of a different weight. The new weapon "revolutionized field artillery. The Napoleon was light enough to be moved rapidly on the battlefield by horses, heavy enough to destroy field fortifications almost a mile away, and versatile enough to fire solid shot, shell, spherical case, and canister." The
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537:"...the introduction by the French army of the Beaulieu 4-pounder rifled field-gun in 1858: the new artillery, though much more accurate and long-ranged than the smoothbore 'canon-obusier' it replaced (which, incidentally, was the most prevalent artillery piece of the US Civil War), was not suited to firing anti-personnel case-shot (which, in French, is called 'mitraille')." in
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321:
version of the
Napoleon can be recognized by the flared front end of the barrel, called the muzzle swell. Confederate Napoleons were produced in at least six variations, most of which had straight muzzles, but at least eight cataloged survivors of 133 identified have muzzle swells.
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is commonly described as a "12-pounder" in
English, although the nominal rating was based on a slightly different measure - the bore is the size of a solid cast-iron ball weighing 12
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was a smoothbore cannon firing either shells, balls, or canister. This was an improvement over previous cannon firing only balls, such as those of the
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Napoleon III had his existing guns, such as the Canon obusier de 12, rifled to accommodate the La Hitte system. Such guns remained in use until 1870.
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The "12-pounder
Napoleon" was widely admired because of its safety, reliability, and killing power, especially at close range. It was the last cast
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rifled, under the bastard system known as the "Lahitte System," which continued in general use in France until 1870" in
417:
416:"canon obusier" was soon superseded by rifled cannons, which had much more accuracy and range, with the developments of
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631:
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From 1858, Napoleon III had his existing canon-obusiers rifled in order to accommodate the new
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203:(officially the "Canon obusier de campagne de 12 livres, modèle 1853"), also known as the
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Sharps M1848, M1850, M1851, M1852, M1853, M1855, M1859, M1863, M1865 carbine and rifle
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for muzzle-loading rifled guns. Here, such a shell used in Japan in the 1860s and the
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306:. Over 1,100 such Napoleons were manufactured by the North, and 600 by the South. At
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52:
1977:
James 24-pounder M1839, 32-pounder M1829 and 42-pounder M1841 rifled cannon
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Parrott 30-pounder, 100-pounder, 200-pounder and 300-pounder rifled cannon
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1972:(also known as James 6-pounder M1861 or 3.8-inch M1861 rifled cannon)
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This type of "canon obusier", commonly called in
English the
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United States: Union States: 1,100, Confederate states: 600
1627:
Joslyn M1855, M1861, M1862, M1864, M1865 carbine and rifle
39:
Canon obusier de campagne de 12 modèle 1853 on display in
553:"Napoleon went so far, however, in 1858, as to order his
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Camion équipé d'un système d'artillerie CAESAR (2008)
134:
626 kg (1,227 lb), with carriage: 1,200 kg (2,353 lb)
1906:
8-inch M1841, 10-inch M1841 and 13-inch M1861 mortar
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310:, 142 out of 360 Union guns (39%) were Napoleons.
1112:8 mm Lebel smokeless powder cartridge (1886)
238:The cannon was known in the United States as the
1686:Spencer M1860, M1865 repeating carbine and rifle
1143:Du Temple high-circulation steam engine (1876)
1242:
763:
592:
8:
1360:Allen & Thurber M1837 revolver pepperbox
1312:M1850 army staff & field officer's sword
910:Mitrailleuse Gatling modèle APX 1895 (1895)
1893:
1425:Deringer M1825 Philadelphia caplock pistol
1297:M1840 army noncommissioned officer's sword
1249:
1235:
1227:
770:
756:
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577:
400:, where it was called a "Napoleon shell".
18:
1513:Wesson and Leavitt M1850 Dragoon revolver
1470:Remington M1860 Elliot revolver pepperbox
454:Field artillery in the American Civil War
1201:French weapons in the American Civil War
1087:Pauly-Prélat integrated cartridge (1808)
449:French weapons in the American Civil War
1375:Butterfield M1855 transitional revolver
1148:Krebs naval electric gyrocompass (1880)
486:. National Park Service. Archived from
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324:
1997:Parrott 20-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
1992:Parrott 10-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
1949:12-pounder M1857 Napoleon field cannon
1846:Billinghurst Requa Battery volley gun
1565:Colt M1855 revolver carbine and rifle
915:Mle 1897 Hotchkiss Machine gun (1897)
302:, was the primary cannon used in the
7:
2179:Second French intervention in Mexico
1969:James 14-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
1435:Harpers Ferry M1836 and M1842 pistol
1337:USMC noncommissioned officer's sword
722:Mk 61 105 mm self-propelled howitzer
377:12-pound "Napoleon" USA-made in 1864
207:("emperor's cannon"), was a type of
1982:Ordnance 3-inch M1861 rifled cannon
1485:Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army
1365:Allen & Wheelock M1861 revolver
242:after French President and Emperor
2065:Whitworth 70-pounder rifled cannon
2012:Whitworth 12-pounder rifled cannon
1944:12-pounder M1841 mountain howitzer
1676:Sharps & Hankins M1862 carbine
1560:Charleville M1816 and M1822 musket
1430:Elgin M1838 cutlass caplock pistol
1191:Second Italian War of Independence
785:French weapons of the 19th century
317:gun used by an American army. The
193:1,480 m at 5° elevation (1,440 yd)
14:
1489:Spiller & Burr M1861 revolver
1258:Weapons of the American Civil War
1133:Marié-Davy naval periscope (1854)
905:Hotchkiss "Canon-Revolver" (1872)
1475:Savage-North M1861 Navy revolver
1153:Smokeless powder Poudre B (1886)
1138:De Bange breech obturator (1872)
878:
871:
864:
857:
779:
435:
369:
355:
341:
327:
211:(literally "shell-gun cannon", "
190:Effective firing range
33:
1987:Ordnance 4.5-inch rifled cannon
1741:Springfield M1863 rifled musket
1736:Springfield M1861 rifled musket
1731:Springfield M1855 rifled musket
1550:Brunswick P1836 and P1841 rifle
1503:Volcanic M1855 repeating pistol
1128:Lepage percussion system (1807)
363:Confederate 12-Pound "Napoleon"
25:Canon obusier de campagne de 12
1911:Coehorn 5.82-inch M1841 mortar
1761:Wesson M1859 carbine and rifle
1756:Volcanic M1855 repeating rifle
1493:Starr M1858 and M1863 revolver
300:12-pounder Napoleon Model 1857
113:
53:Regimental artillery field gun
1:
1370:Beaumont–Adams M1862 revolver
1196:French Intervention in Mexico
1033:Mechanical powered submarine
80:Confederate States of America
2174:American Civil War artillery
1934:6-pounder M1841 field cannon
1854:Gatling I and II machine gun
1666:Richmond M1861 rifled musket
1380:Colt M1836 Paterson revolver
1176:French Intervention in Spain
1092:Prélat percussion cap (1818)
420:and the introduction of the
418:Antoine Treuille de Beaulieu
276:"canon obusier de 12 livres"
165:4.1 kg shell, ball, canister
1726:Springfield M1847 musketoon
1615:Henry M1860 repeating rifle
1580:Enfield P1853 rifled musket
1575:Deringer M1817 Common rifle
1570:Deringer M1814 Common rifle
1390:Colt M1848 Dragoon revolver
1317:M1852 naval officer's sword
1307:M1840 light artillery saber
1097:Lefaucheux cartridge (1836)
968:Lahitolle 95 mm (1873)
727:Obusier de Modèle 50 (1950)
702:Mortier de Schneider (1915)
697:Canon de St. Chamond (1915)
349:M1857 12-Pounder "Napoleon"
335:M1857 12-Pounder "Napoleon"
2202:
1632:Lorenz M1854 rifled musket
1480:Smith & Wesson Model 1
1415:Colt M1862 Police revolver
1395:Colt M1849 Pocket revolver
1385:Colt M1847 Walker revolver
1289:M1832 foot artillery sword
1181:French conquest of Algeria
1082:Lepage fulminate (1807–10)
1015:Ironclad floating battery
948:Canon obusier de 12 (1853)
900:Reffye mitrailleuse (1866)
717:Obusier de 105 modèle 1950
657:Canon de l’Empereur (1853)
561:by Jennings Cropper Wise,
1959:32-pounder M1844 howitzer
1954:24-pounder M1841 howitzer
1939:12-pounder M1841 howitzer
1450:Lefaucheux M1858 revolver
1445:Lefaucheux M1854 revolver
1327:M1860 light cavalry saber
850:
814:Lefaucheux M1858 revolver
692:Canon de Schneider (1912)
632:de Vallière system (1732)
622:Calibres de France (1552)
612:
154:
59:Place of origin
32:
2035:Bomford Columbiad cannon
1721:Springfield M1842 musket
1716:Springfield M1840 musket
1711:Springfield M1835 musket
1706:Springfield M1822 musket
1701:Springfield M1816 musket
1696:Springfield M1812 musket
1691:Springfield M1795 musket
1610:Harper Ferry M1803 rifle
1605:Hall-North M1843 carbine
1590:Fayetteville M1862 rifle
1465:Remington M1858 revolver
1420:Colt Root M1855 revolver
1410:Colt M1861 Navy revolver
1405:Colt M1860 Army revolver
1400:Colt M1851 Navy revolver
983:Canet 320 mm (1880)
637:Gribeauval system (1776)
402:Ryozen Museum of History
16:French field gun of 1853
2060:Rodman Columbiad cannon
1795:Double-barreled shotgun
1647:Mississippi M1841 rifle
1585:Enfield P1861 musketoon
712:Canon de Bourges (1935)
672:Lahitolle system (1873)
667:de Reffye system (1870)
543:Military History Online
505:Military History Online
1595:Gallager M1861 carbine
1555:Burnside M1855 carbine
1518:Whitney M1857 revolver
1498:Tranter M1856 revolver
953:La Hitte system (1858)
829:Chassepot rifle (1866)
824:Tabatière rifle (1864)
677:de Bange system (1875)
662:La Hitte system (1858)
541:by Dr. Patrick Marder
503:by Dr. Patrick Marder
409:
263:
27:12-pounder "Napoleon"
1964:Blakely rifled cannon
1874:Vandenberg volley gun
1766:Whitworth P1857 rifle
1751:Tarpley M1863 carbine
1642:Merrill M1858 carbine
1637:Maynard M1851 carbine
1540:Augustin M1842 musket
1060:Electrical submarine
978:de Bange 90 mm (1877)
973:de Bange 80 mm (1877)
933:Year XI system (1803)
800:Delvigne rifle (1826)
642:Year XI system (1803)
444:at Wikimedia Commons
391:
288:"canon obusier de 12"
257:
205:"Canon de l’Empereur"
23:"Canon de l’Empereur"
2040:Brooke rifled cannon
2007:Pate revolver cannon
1879:Williams machine gun
1864:Pate revolver cannon
1800:Hale rocket launcher
1661:Potzdam M1831 musket
1508:Walch M1859 revolver
1460:Moore M1864 revolver
1455:LeMat M1856 revolver
1355:Adams M1851 revolver
1102:Tamisier ball (1841)
844:Modèle 1892 revolver
490:on December 7, 2008.
185:439 m/s (1,440 ft/s)
181:Muzzle velocity
2184:Franco-Prussian War
2169:Artillery of France
2128:Maynard tape primer
1850:Claxton machine gun
1746:Starr M1858 carbine
1681:Smith M1857 carbine
1545:Ballard M1861 rifle
1440:Kerr M1855 revolver
1302:M1840 cavalry saber
1293:M1833 dragoon saber
1206:Franco-Prussian War
963:Reffye 75 mm (1873)
958:Reffye 85 mm (1870)
943:Valée system (1828)
938:Paixhans gun (1823)
707:Canon de GPF (1917)
652:Valée system (1828)
647:Paixhans gun (1823)
607:Artillery of France
559:The Long Arm of Lee
464:Twelve-pound cannon
442:Canon obusier de 12
240:12-pounder Napoleon
201:Canon obusier de 12
1869:Ripley machine gun
1859:Gorgas machine gun
1833:Rapid fire weapons
1274:Arkansas toothpick
988:Canon de 75 (1897)
839:Lebel rifle (1886)
819:Minié rifle (1849)
687:Canon de 75 (1897)
410:
304:American Civil War
264:
100:Production history
94:American Civil War
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2155:
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2072:
2027:Coastal artillery
1973:
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1223:
1107:Minié ball (1847)
1051:Armoured cruiser
1042:Steel battleship
1006:Steam battleship
834:Gras rifle (1874)
745:
744:
563:Gary W. Gallagher
440:Media related to
272:Gribeauval system
197:
196:
78:, United States,
2191:
2045:Carronade cannon
1971:
1894:
1841:Ager machine gun
1823:Winans Steam Gun
1652:P1839 and P1842
1600:Hall M1819 rifle
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682:Canet gun (1880)
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2118:Friction primer
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2050:Dahlgren cannon
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1926:Siege artillery
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1790:Congreve rocket
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1211:Tonkin Campaign
1171:Napoleonic Wars
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807:Carabine Ă tige
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268:"canon obusier"
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250:Characteristics
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72:Used by
1284:Bowie knife
1186:Crimean War
1162:Operational
617:Middle Ages
284:French Army
116: built
90:Crimean War
2163:Categories
2133:Minié ball
2083:cartridges
2079:Ammunition
1654:Brown Bess
1074:Ammunition
1044:Redoutable
805:Thouvenin
792:Small arms
414:smoothbore
398:Boshin war
384:Succession
308:Gettysburg
2123:Gunpowder
2098:.44 Henry
2093:.22 Short
1889:Artillery
1785:Coach gun
1024:Ironclad
424:in 1858.
290:in 1853.
229:grapeshot
1818:Sea mine
1621:Mule ear
1347:Sidearms
1035:Plongeur
1008:Napoléon
998:Warships
431:See also
408:, Japan.
225:canister
105:Designed
1898:Mortars
1623:carbine
1532:muskets
1279:Bayonet
1121:Systems
1062:Gymnote
925:Cannons
555:SB guns
527:Nps.gov
516:Nps.gov
459:Licorne
171:Caliber
2148:Ramrod
1656:musket
1528:Rifles
1064:(1888)
1055:(1890)
1046:(1876)
1037:(1863)
1028:(1858)
1026:Gloire
1019:(1854)
1010:(1850)
809:(1846)
315:bronze
280:livres
274:. The
139:Length
76:France
62:France
2022:Naval
1921:Field
1164:usage
565:p.30
470:Notes
406:Kyoto
319:Union
221:shell
161:Shell
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412:The
266:The
217:ball
199:The
147:Crew
131:Mass
108:1853
86:Wars
49:Type
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227:or
114:No.
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