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An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley

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An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley

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Kevin F. Kiley is a retired US Marine Corps artillery officer and a graduate of West Point. He has a master’s degree in Military History from and has written extensively on historic artillery and other topics. We spoke about his latest book, a dictionary of Napoleonic artillery. Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars: A Concise Dictionary, 1792-1815 (Frontline Books, 2021)

0:38 – Kevin talks about why he started writing about the Napoleonic Wars.

3:13 – Kevin talks about the focus of the book on technical artillery terms.

4:35 – Kevin contrasts field artillery and all other types of artillery.

8:01 – Kevin talks about Napoleon’s rise because of being an artillerist.

10:46 – Kevin talks about where the artillery pieces were made.

13:04 – Kevin talks about overheating artillery guns.

14:07 – Kevin talks about the gun foundries at the time.

15:30 – Kevin talks more about foundries.

16:06 – Kevin talks about naval artillery.

16:51 – Kevin talks about the artillery engineers of the time.

18:17 – Kevin talks about meritocracy in the French military.

19:29 – Kevin talks about moving artillery around.

21:35 – Kevin talks about horses and artillery teams.

22:06 – Kevin talks about horses knowing artillery commands.

22:53 – Kevin talks about how quickly gun crews could set up.

24:13 – Kevin talks about the elements needed to load and fire a gun.

25:59 – Kevin talks about the cartridge, siege loading, and the sabot.

26:41 – Kevin talks about fuses.

27:23 – Kevin talks about loading lit bullets.

28:59 – Kevin talks about the French system after 1815.

29:19 – Kevin talks about the research he did for the book.

32:42 – Kevin talks about counter-battery action.

34:05 – Kevin talks about incendiary shells.

35:43 – Kevin talks about standing up to artillery attacks.

36:30 – Kevin talks about the French at the American Revolution.

37:27 – Kevin talks about Washington’s use of artillery.

38:28 – Kevin talks about national approaches to artillery.

42:35 – Kevin talks about building cannons.

44:27 – Kevin talks about artillery in French battles.

46:54 – Kevin talks about the War of 1812.

48:04 – Kevin talks about an odd-sounding artillery term

50:52 – Kevin talks about Russian changes in artillery.

51:40 – Kevin talks about the best artillerists.

52:55 – Kevin talks about the cavalry and the artillery.

53:53 – Kevin talks about how the artillery protected itself.

54:31 – Kevin talks about artillery unit make-ups.

56:26 – Kevin talks about his various books.

1:02:49 – Kevin talks about temperature and artillery.

1:05:34 – Kevin talks about hearing loss and artillery.

1:10:20 – Kevin talks about Napoleon’s interest in naval artillery.

1:12:33 – Kevin talks about important qualities of an artillery officer.

1:13:19 – Kevin talks about interest in the Napoleonic Wars.

1:16:28 – Kevin talks about myths about the Napoleonic Wars.

1:17:47 – Kevin talks about the Russians and Napoleon.

1:22:03 – Information on the book can be found at amazon.

1:23:48 – Kevin talks about the Eastern Roman Empire.

1:25:15 – Kevin talks about how he got published.

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https://penandswordbooks.com/imprints/frontline-books/artillery-of-the-napoleonic-wars-65598.html#.YMzrCUwpCUk

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For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: Kevin Kiley

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, Frontline Books, editor interview, General military history, 19th century war, Napoleonic Wars, 18th century war, United States, Germany, Russia, France, Britain,

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What was life like with the US cavalry and the Buffalo soldiers with John Langellier

John P. Langellier has written numerous studies of the technical aspects of the US Army in the Old West. He recently wrote a book on the personal history of a US cavalry Buffalo Soldier officer Powhatan Clarke titled Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers. We spoke about Lt Clarke, the Buffalo Soldiers, the German military, West Point, Frederic Remington, Apache scouts, and numerous other Old West topics. Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers (University of North Texas Press, 2020)  This is the youtube version of a previously posted podcast.

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What was life like with the US cavalry and the Buffalo soldiers with John Langellier

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John Langellier Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers

What was life like with the US cavalry and the Buffalo soldiers with John Langellier

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Interview Timeline

John P. Langellier has written numerous studies of the technical aspects of the US Army in the Old West. He recently wrote a book on the personal history of a US cavalry Buffalo Soldier officer Powhatan Clarke titled Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers. We spoke about Lt Clarke, the Buffalo Soldiers, the German military, West Point, Frederic Remington, Apache scouts, and numerous other Old West topics. Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers (University of North Texas Press, 2020)

1:02 – John explains why he wrote about Powhatan Clarke and the Tenth Cavalry.

2:46 – John talks about how expansive this biography was.

4:43 – John talks about Clarke’s charm and bravado.

6:14 – John talks about how Clarke went into the cavalry.

7:50 – John talks about how well Clarke served with black soldiers.

8:24 – John talks about Clarke serving with Apache scouts and having created special strike forces.

11:55 – John goes into details about how Clarke joined Apache Scouts and Buffalo soldiers.

14:23 – John talks about Clarke’s day to day duty at the forts he was stationed at.

17:57 – John talks about Clarke’s trying to use connections to get stationed in France as an observer. Instead he was sent to Germany.

21:28 – John talks about Clarke’s writings on the German military.

23:52 – John talks about Clarke’s involvement in the Indian Wars.

27:58 – John talks about Clarke’s financial position.

30:22 – John talks about Clarke’s “striker”.

34:26 – John talks about how Clarke changed the use of horses in his command.

37:57 – John talks about Clarke’s connection with Frederic Remington.

40:19 – John talks about Frederic Remington’s response to Clarke’s death.

43:53 – John talks about the documents he found for his research.

47:31 – John goes into more detail about Clarke’s letters and the Missouri Historical Museum and finding images.

49:37 – John talks about the book’s images.

51:05 – John talks about being surprised by Clarke’s use of special units for recon work.

52:48 – John talks about wanting Clarke’s German reports and wishing he could find his wife’s letters.

58:09 – John talks about going to Clarke’s grave.

1:00:20 – John talks about the various readers who might like this book.

1:03:25 – John is writing a book on enlisted Buffalo soldiers.

1:05:12 – More information on the book can be found at the University of North Texas Press website unt.edu.

Links of interest

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https://untpress.unt.edu/catalog/3904

Contact Information

For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezwarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: John P. Langellier

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, University of North Texas Press, American history, Early American Wars, 19th century war, United States, Germany, native american, indigenous peoples,

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