Napoleon Series Archive 2018

Rolling on the River

...on the Danube, that is...
In 1809, the French constructed a number of small river gunboats to assist in the second crossing of the Danube (June–July). These operated under Capt. Baste with considerable effect. We know the names and number of guns, but has anyone even seen an image of one/several of these?
One would think they might have resembled USN gunboats of 1812 (on Lake Champlain, for instance) or perhaps Thomas Jefferson's notions about gunboats for coastal defense. And the Austrians had a battalion of Tschaikisten equipped with small river craft. But wondering if there are any images of the FRENCH 1809 vessels out there.

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