Long out of print, and with copies extremely hard to come by, Reilly's Memorandum on the Prussian Army in Relation to the Campaign of 1866 was written by a professional soldier for a professional audience and provides a first-hand account of the Prussian army, with special reference to the artillery, which fought and won a stunning victory against Austria and her allies in summer 1866. This reprint, to which have been appended Reilly's memorandum on General v Hindersin's work 'On the Employment of Artillery' and Lieutenant Lime's article 'On the Target Practice of the Prussian Field Artillery,' includes all the tables, line drawing and plates of the original work and has been supplemented by additional photographs of the equipment referred to within the text. It provides an invaluable reference work of the forces and equipment as fielded by Prussia during the 1866 campaign, along with insights into the tactics and operational methods employed. AUTHOR: Grenville Bird is a retired Chartered Surveyor who, during the last twenty years, has made repeated visits to the Franco-Prussian War battlefields around Metz and Sedan, whilst assembling an extensive collection of long out of print and obscure works relating to the subject, and in particular, the opening months of the war in August and September 1870. 11 b/w photos, 36 b/w illustrations, 6 tables
