The bombardier, and pocket gunnerAdye, Ralph Willett
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The bombardier, and pocket gunner
Adye, Ralph Willett
Artillery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Artillery drill and tactics
The parks of artillery in Great Britain are composed of the following
ordnance; 4 medium 12 pounders; 4 desaguliers 6 pounders; and 4 light
5½ inch howitzers.
_The following is the proposed line of march for the three Brigades
when acting with different Columns of Troops, as settled, in 1798._
12 Pounders. | 6 Pounders. | Howitzers.
-----------------+------------------+----------------
4 Guns. | 4 Guns. | 4 Howitzers.
| |
8 Ammunition | 4 Ammunition | 8 Ammunition
Waggons. | Waggons. | Waggons.
| |
1 Forge Cart. | 1 Forge Cart. | 1 Forge Cart.
| |
1 Store Waggon, | 1 Store Waggon. | 1 Store Waggon.
with a small | |
proportion of | |
stores and | |
spare articles.| |
| |
1 Spare Waggon. | 1 Spare Waggon. | 1 Spare Waggon.
| |
1 Waggon to | 1 Waggon for | 1 Waggon with
carry bread | bread and | bread and
and oats. | oats. | oats.
| |
2 Waggons with | 2 Waggons with | 2 Waggons with
musquet ball | musquet ball | musquet ball
cartridges. | cartridges. | cartridges.
-----------------+------------------+----------------
18 Total | 14 Total. | 18 Total.
2d. _Artillery and Ammunition for a Siege._
Necessary considerations in forming an estimate for this service.
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