The junior officers of the Royal Artillery Camp studied university-level mathematics courses in military school. Without the ability to calculate ballistic trajectories in under half a minute, they could forget about ever graduating.
Meanwhile, the artillery conducted live-fire drills at any cost. Their monthly training volume was equivalent to the British Army's annual training.
The result of such over-expenditure was unparalleled precision shooting skills.
Previously, in the battles in the Southern Netherlands, the French Army had achieved victories too easily, leaving little room for the artillery to showcase their capabilities—success came even without their intervention.
Now, at last, they had the opportunity to display their full prowess.
Typically speaking, even for a 12-pound cannon, firing began only within 800 paces—roughly 400 meters—to ensure effective casualties.
