"Construction of the Great Redoubt at Borodino" Topic
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| Prussian Glory | 19 May 2010 4:26 p.m. PST |
Does anyone know of roughly the size of the redoubt and how many days and men required to construct it? My only knowledge is that it held between 12 and 18 guns, was closed in the back but open on the sides and had wolf pits in front for skirmishers. Did they have a deep trench 6 to eight 8 deep and about the same size wide or was there not enough time and maybe three feet deep and across making it impossible for cavalry but infantry could at least manage but with difficulty. Any descriptions would be helpful. |
| 138SquadronRAF | 19 May 2010 5:01 p.m. PST |
There a good drawing of it in Hourttoulle "Moscow". As to size, allow about 30' a gun, so its going to be as 200 – 300 meters for the batteries and say another 50 for the ends. |
| jonspaintingservice | 19 May 2010 7:54 p.m. PST |
TMP link A previous topic covering the same thing. Should cover what you're looking for. |
| WKeyser | 20 May 2010 2:59 a.m. PST |
If I recall correctly then the book on the battle by Makibeze (sp) has some diagrams of the redoubts.
William |
| summerfield | 20 May 2010 3:10 a.m. PST |
Yes the Mikaberidze book on Borodino has the dimensions and information on construction that show that it was far less substantial than was thought. The Hourtoule drawings are misleading. Stephen |
| 1815Guy | 20 May 2010 6:40 a.m. PST |
According to Nafziger it was only knee high, scraped up, by troops who had lost their tools. It might appear higher if you were below it on a slope, of course. It was taken on the day without too much trouble by French converged grenadiers from the front and later by cavalry from the sides and the rear. I think from memory it was far smaller than 300 mtres. Half that sounds about right. |
| archstanton73 | 20 May 2010 9:03 a.m. PST |
"According to Nafziger it was only knee high, scraped up, by troops who had lost their tools. It might appear higher if you were below it on a slope, of course."…. Mmmmmm I think he may be thinking about the Great Redoubt at the Battle of the Alma…Which WAS just a scrape on a hill!!! |
| 1815Guy | 28 May 2010 4:50 a.m. PST |
Well, he quoted a source on it. |
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