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Field Gun Limber Transport System

Type Object Region Worldwide Time 1641–1650

A two-wheeled limber and ammunition cart transport system for light field guns in 17th-century European armies, enabling guns to deploy rapidly with …

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  1. 1641–1643Stockholm · StockholmThe Kingdom of Sweden equipped its lightened 3-pounder and 6-pounder field guns with dedicated limbers and ammunition carts, each gun towed by two to four horses, enabling it to march in step with infantry columns.
  2. 1644–1648Rhineland · RhinelandStates of the Holy Roman Empire and French forces widely adopted limber-towed light field guns on the Rhine battlefield, allowing artillery to occupy favorable firing positions before battles began.
  3. 1645–1650London · LondonThe Parliamentarian Master of Ordnance introduced continental limber transport practices, equipping the New Model Army's field artillery groups with carts and ammunition limbers, achieving rapid artillery deployment at battles such as Naseby.

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