Napoleonic Gun Emplacements (1 Viewer)

[wellington]

Just wondering if artillery during the napoleonic wars always had their artillery in open field or if they used earth works around them ever such as the civil war. I really like the Build A Rama gun emplacement. I'm not sure if this was done?

Have a look...what are your thoughts? This would be used for ARTILLERY only not infantry!!

http://www.build-a-rama.com/1_32/gun_emp_32/gun_emp_32.shtml

Cheers
Wellington...

 

[wellington]

I may have just answered my own question I just read that earthworks were used for a fixed defended position but not in an open battle field. Does anyone have information to the contrary?

Cheers
Wellington
What about you Old Guard or any other Napoleonic collector?

 

[fishead19690]

yes they did use earth works. check out the lines of torres the british made in the peninsular war and the great redoubt at borodino the russains made.