howitzer

military, military technology

An artillery weapon, which, unlike cannons or mortars, is capable of high-angle or low-angle fire (i.e. flat or high trajectories).

Traveljournal 1825–1827

Guns and grenades in the Woolwich Arsenal, 22 October 1825
Father and son visit the Woolwich Arsenal, 26 September 1827

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

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Cite as: howitzer. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8732, viewed on 8 June 2025.