A military dictionary : $b or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the Duane, William
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A military dictionary : $b or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the
Duane, William
English language -- Terms and phrases; Military art and science -- Dictionaries
20. Twelve 12 pounders, by 8 horses each.
21. Sixteen waggons with stores for ditto, and 2 spare ones.
22. Sixteen 5.8 inch mortars, by 2 horses each.
23. Twenty-five waggons with stores for ditto, and 2 spare ones.
24. Ten 8 inch mortars, by 4 horses each.
25. Twenty waggons with stores for ditto, and 2 spare ones.
26. Six 10 inch howitzers, by 6 horses each.
27. Twenty waggons with stores for ditto, and 2 spare ones.
28. A waggon with tools, and men to mend the roads.
29. A forge and waggon, by 4 horses each.
30. Ten 8 inch mortars, by 4 horses each.
31. Twenty waggons with stores for ditto, and a spare one.
32. Sixteen 12 inch mortars, by 8 horses each.
33. Thirty waggons with stores for ditto, and 2 spare ones.
34. Eight 18 inch stone mortars, by 10 horses each.
35. Sixteen waggons with stores for ditto, and a spare one.
36. Eight 9 pounders, by 3 horses each.
37. Sixteen waggons with stores for ditto, and a spare one.
38. Twenty 6 pounders, by 2 horses each.
39. Twenty waggons with stores for ditto, and a spare one.
40. Two sling-waggons, and 2 truck-carriages, 4 horses each.
41. Twenty 3 pounders, by 1 horse each.
42. Ten waggons with stores for ditto, and a spare one.
43. A waggon with tools, &c.
44. A forge and waggon, by 4 horses each.
45. Twelve 2 and 1 pounders, by 1 horse each.
46. Six waggons with stores for ditto.
47. Sixteen 6 pounders, by 2 horses each.
48. Ten waggons with stores for ditto.
49. Twenty spare carriages, for various calibres.
50. Eighteen ditto.
51. Fifty spare limbers.
52. Ten 18 pounders, by 6 horses each.
53. Twenty waggons with stores for ditto, and 2 spare ones.
54. Twenty waggons with ammunition and stores.
55. Two 12 pounders, by 4 horses each.
56. Four waggons with stores for ditto.
57. Fifty waggons with stores.
58. A waggon with tools, and men to mend the roads.
59. A forge and waggon, by 4 horses each.
60. A hundred waggons with stores, and 4 spare ones.
61. Four 2 and 1 pounders, by 1 horse each.
62. A hundred waggons with stores, and 3 spare ones.
63. Two hundred waggons, and 2 spare ones.
64. Two hundred and fourteen waggons belonging to the artillery
baggage; some with 4, 3, and 2 horses each.
65. The artillery rear-guard.
66. The rear-guard from the army.
_Horse Artillery._--The French horse artillery consists of 8 Prs. and 6
inch Howitzers.
The English of light 12 Prs., light 6 Prs. and light 5¹⁄₂ inch
Howitzers.
The Austrian and Prussian horse artillery have 6 Prs. and 5¹⁄₂ inch
Howitzers.
The United States by a law of April 12, 1808, authorised the raising of
a regiment of horse artillery of ten companies, of the same number of
officers and men as the artillery regiment of the old establishment to
the company.
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