It’s basically the end of the French Revolution, and was a stepping stone for Napoleon’s political career
The battle was noteworthy for its use of grapeshot on the streets of Paris. If you’re not familiar, grapeshot is ammunition for cannons composed of several balls instead of one large cannonball - like a shotgun for artillery. It’s devastating to unarmoured infantry
Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Battle on 13 Vendémiaire
It’s basically the end of the French Revolution, and was a stepping stone for Napoleon’s political career
The battle was noteworthy for its use of grapeshot on the streets of Paris. If you’re not familiar, grapeshot is ammunition for cannons composed of several balls instead of one large cannonball - like a shotgun for artillery. It’s devastating to unarmoured infantry
thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Oh I am extremely familiar with grapeshot and canister shot and the carnage it produces. Just wanted to know the context behind meme.