How many times could the cannon be fired a day?

In the late 1770s it was said that a 24-pounder could fire 90 to 100 shots a day in Summer, or 60 to 75 in Winter. However, French artillery officers managed to have a cannon fire 150 shots daily during siege. A 16 or 12 pounder would fire a little more, because they were more easily served.

How fast could a cannon be fired?

It seems likely to be in between 250 and 100 m/s (250 m/s is about 820 feet per second).

How far could a Napoleonic cannon fire?

The canister round was propelled by 4.25 pounds (1.93 kg) of gunpowder while the round shot charge contained 4 pounds (1.81 kg) of gunpowder. The maximum range of the 12-pounder was 1,800 metres (1,969 yd). The effective range was 900 metres (984 yd) for shot and 600 metres (656 yd) for canister.

How many people can a cannon ball go through?

The casualties from round shot were extremely gory; when fired directly into an advancing column, a cannonball was capable of passing straight through up to forty men. Even when most of its kinetic energy is expended, a round shot still has enough momentum to knock men over and cause gruesome injury.

How big of a cannon did a ship carry?

The size of cannon carried varied dependent on the size of the ship and the larger the cannon the larger the crew needed to haul it’s weight up to the port. A cannon firing 24 pound shot would weigh about two and a half tons.

What kind of weapons were used in the Napoleonic Wars?

Besides the usage of the firearms, the light-cavalry typically wielded curved sabers with a 33-inch blade (840 mm), and the heavy-cavalry, straight sabers with a 38-inch blade (970 mm). Throughout the Napoleonic Wars rifles were also introduced into the battlefield.

How did Napoleon use the wedge strategy to win the war?

This allowed Napoleon to drive a wedge to separate the enemy armies. He would then use part of his force to mask one army while the larger portion overwhelmed and defeated the second army quickly. He would then march on the second army leaving a portion to pursue the first army and repeat the operations.

How did they shoot their guns in the war?

On the command ‘Shot your guns!’ a round shot was loaded into the barrel followed by another wad (to prevent the cannon ball from rolling out of the barrel if the muzzle was depressed) and rammed home.