An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley

An overview of Napoleonic era artillery – Interview with Kevin Kiley

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Interview Timeline

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.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/3gIAEnM

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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How pagan medieval kingdoms were conquered and became Christian with Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett

Jensen Bennett Christianity and War Medieval

How pagan medieval kingdoms were conquered and became Christian with Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett

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Interview Timeline

Carsten Selch Jensen has published many works on the process of Christianization, warfare, and crusading, especially in the Baltic. Stephen Bennett is a historian specializing in medieval warfare. I spoke to the two of them about Christian and pagan kingdoms and their wars in the tenth century and on. Christianity and War in Medieval East Central Europe and Scandinavia (Arc Humanities Press, 2021)

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1:08 – Carsten and Stephen talks about how he got into this subject.

4:07 – Stephen and Carsten talks about Lithuanian history and crusading knights. (Note: I meant to say the Teutonic Knights, not the Templars, were seen as bad guys by my grandparents.  However I was taught that all those religious knights were troublesome to Lithuanians.)

6:46 – Carsten detail the areas and time periods they cover.

8:16 – Stephen talks about the term warrior clerics.

12:23 – Carsten talks about how warrior clerics managed their military activities.

16:41 – Carsten and Stephen talk about borders and fighting in this area and time.

22:30 – Carsten talks about Scandinavian conquests. Stephen goes into details about warrior clerics.

26:54 – Carsten talks about the difference in weapons between these kingdoms.

29:18 – Carsten talks about the major cities and forts in the non-Christian kingdoms.

34:34 – Carsten talks about the experience of conquest in Denmark.

38:46 – They discuss the pagan religions of the newly Christianized kingdoms. Stephen talks about the Mongols.

42:45 – Carsten talks about different Christian traditions.

51:31 – Carsten talks about the king versus the religious leaders in cultures.

54:26 – They discuss religious leaders who fought.

57:46 – They talk about how the research was done.

1:00:11 – Carsten talks about not realizing how many local stories there were about newly Christian kingdoms.

1:02:05 – They talk about the written historical records.

1:04:37 – They talk about how important the histories are to modern societies.

1:11:47 – Carsten cane be found online at the University of Copenhagen. Stephen can be found on twitter @stephen876

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/31RZnit

https://arc-humanities.org/products/c-67104-10597-68-8253/

https://teol.ku.dk/english/dept/akh/staff/?pure=en/persons/161221

https://qmul.academia.edu/StephenBennett

https://twitter.com/stephen876

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 @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: Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, academic, podcast, Arc Humanities Press, editor interview, Medieval warfare,

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