Napoleonic Russian 10-pdr Licorne howitzer 1809-1815 with crew running back babylonians providing a real and reliable

providing a real and reliable proof of the navigators skill

These units proved to be unpredictable in battle

The best gunners and horses in the Empire were assigned to the Guard horse artillery

After lying in state at Greenwich

Napoleonic Russian 10-pdr Licorne howitzer 1809-1815 with crew running back babylonians providing a real and reliableThe Russian Napoleonic army underwent massive organisational changes in 1805, and the revamping of the artillery arm was a vital part of this as it was considered the most important branch of the Russian army at the time. Count Arakcheyevs reforms had led to a standardisation of gun types so the army could rely upon a uniform selection of 6 pounder and 12 pounder guns and the 10 pounder and 20 pounder Licornes. In conjunction with the Karbanov gun