Napoleon gun-howitzer
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The Napoleon gun-howitzer was a widely used smoothbore artillery piece of the American Civil War, valued for its reliability, versatility, and destructive close-range fire.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War artillery
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bronze gun ⓘ field artillery piece ⓘ smoothbore cannon ⓘ |
| advantage |
combination of gun and howitzer characteristics
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relative safety from bursting compared to iron guns ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
12-pounder Napoleon
NERFINISHED
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M1857 Napoleon ⓘ Model 1857 12-pounder gun-howitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barrelType | smoothbore ⓘ |
| boreDiameter | 4.62 inches ⓘ |
| caliber | 12-pounder ⓘ |
| carriageType | two-wheeled field carriage ⓘ |
| commonProjectileWeight | 12 pounds ⓘ |
| couldFire |
canister
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case shot ⓘ shell ⓘ solid shot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crewSize | usually 6 to 8 men ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical reenactment artillery
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museum display piece ⓘ |
| designedFor | field artillery batteries ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | French Canon obusier de 12 modèle 1853 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInService | 1857 ⓘ |
| loadingMethod | muzzle-loading ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| maximumRange | about 1,700 yards to 1,800 yards ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Napoleon III of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | direct fire support ⓘ |
| propellant | black powder ⓘ |
| replaced | older 6-pounder guns in many units ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | canister fire at close range ⓘ |
| standardFieldPieceFor | Union field artillery by mid-Civil War ⓘ |
| status | obsolete as a weapon ⓘ |
| typicalEffectiveRange | about 1,600 yards ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate States Army
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInBattle |
Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
destructive close-range fire
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reliability ⓘ versatility ⓘ |
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