10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COEHORN»
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1
Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War
Coehorn. Mortars,. Model. of. 1838. From the beginning of time, improved
defenses have spurred development of new offenses. When fortifications became
too strong to breach by direct fire, high angle plunging "vertical" fire was adopted.
James C. Hazlett, Edwin Olmstead, M. Hume Parks, 2004
2
American Civil War Artillery 1861-65 (2): Heavy Artillery
produced 19 Coehorn mortars. Confederate makers also produced a 12-pounder
iron Coehorn mortar which they felt was an effective weapon. According to one
Union artillery officer who examined a captured version of this weapon: "For ...
3
Siege artillery in the campaigns against Richmond: with ...
The average weight of common Coehorn mortar shells, seventeen pounds
eleven ounces. " The first shell was fired from a 24-pounder Coehorn mortar, with
four ounccs of powder and 9.5 second fuze. The first explosion took place at
about ...
4
The hand-book of artillery: for the service of the United ...
1 3-inch, 53 inches ; 10-inch sea-coast, 46 inches ; 10-inch siege, 28 inches; 8-
inch, 32.5 inches; stone mortar, 31.55 inches ; coehorn, 16.32 inches. 14. What
are the weights of mortars ? 13-in., 11,500 lbs.; 10-in. sea-coast, 5,775 lbs. ; 10-in
.
5
Napoleon Conquers Austria: The 1809 Campaign for Vienna
Yet it soon became apparent that Coehorn's soldiers had overreached. Arrayed
in two lines on the heights overlooking the town was the bulk of two Austrian
corps. Three companies garrisoned the chateau while three battalions of
Viennese ...
6
The continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England: from the ...
To prevent the like for the suture, the French built a strong stone redoubt just
upon the top of the hill between the Coehorn and Terra Nova, with a casemot
upon it bombproof ; and, as this redoubt commanded all the bottom to the
Sambre, fo it ...
Nicolas Tindal, Rapin de Thoyras (Paul, M.), 1761
7
The Battle of the Crater: A Complete History
However, Bush- rod Johnson's report differentiates between “Coehorns” and 12-
pound Coehorn mortars. See OR 40 (1), 789. Coehorn mortars during the Civil
War were found inn two sizes: the 24- pound Coehorn had a tube weighing 164 ...
8
Almanac of American Military History
The mortar was subsequently widely used by the English, who called it the
coehorn. The coehorn was small, designed to be carried by several men and
used in siege operations to direct plunging shell fire into an enemy works. It was
set in a ...
9
The hand-book of artillery.
13-mch, 53 inches , 10-inch sea-coast, 46 inches; IO- inch siege, 28 inches; 8-
inch, 32.5 inches; stone mortar, 31.55 inches; coehorn, 16.32 inches. 14. What
are the weights of mortars ? 13-in., 11,500 lbs.; 10-in. sea-coast, 5,775 lbs. ; 10-
in.
10
A treatise on the science of war and fortification: composed ...
J plaTe vi, Coehorn, in his second system, corrected the greater part of«6 '*•) the
defects of the first by more skilful dispositions, which favour the display of an
active and artful defence. The first enclosure is a capital bastioned enceinte,
whose ...
Simon François Gay de Vernon (baron), John Michael O'Connor, 1817
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COEHORN»
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Fort Concho Celebrates Independence Day with Artillery Fire
Two pieces of artillery were fired Saturday: replicas of the Coehorn Mortar and the 1841 Mountain Howitzer. According to Broene, firing the ... «San Angelo LIVE!, Jul 15»
Cannon fire at Fort Concho marks Fourth of July
photos by Michelle Gaitan/Standard-Times Robert Broene reloads friction primers for a coehorn mortar, a short-range, portable cannon. «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
Fort Concho to fire off Fourth of July artillery salutes
Fort Concho will provide two reproduction cannons from their collection: a Coehorn mortar and a 12-pounder Mountain Howitzer. «San Angelo Standard Times, Jun 15»
Archaeologists to survey Highland battle site
... of very few within Scotland where extant field fortifications survive, and for the first known use of coehorn mortars in battle by the British Army. «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
High-tech bid to find the true story behind a Highland battle
... of very few within Scotland where extant field fortifications survive, and for the first known use of coehorn mortars in battle by the British Army. «The National, Jun 15»
Williamsburg Memorial Day
Rick Davis fires a Coehorn Mortar during a Memorial Day salute to soldiers who died fighting the American Revolution. Rob Ostermaier / Daily Press. «Daily Press, May 15»
Reclamation project turning Civil War fort into memorial park in …
The ceremony will have at least four artillery pieces firing -- two Mountain Howitzers and two coehorn mortars. Similar artillery pieces were part ... «AL.com, Apr 15»
Did My Great-Grandfather Beat Robert E. Lee?
... some timber, with heavy artillery – Napoleons and Parrots and Dictators — along with lesser killing machines, like small coehorn mortars. «New York Times, Mar 15»
What should Alabama do about the Robert E. Lee holiday? Question …
Ordinance Sgt Stephen Ellison with Company D CS Marines during the Pledge to the American Flag, stands by his 24lbs Coehorn Mortar ... «AL.com, Jan 15»
1842 mortar takes its place at museum
... way among museum exhibits to place the seacoast mortar next to the minuscule Coehorn mortar at the back of the museum's south gallery. «The Lawton Constitution, Nov 14»
