är′se nal: a place for the storage or manufacture of arms and military equipment.

ar tĭl′ler y: cannon, large or small; that branch of the service which handles the cannon.

as sa̤ult′: attack of a military force on the works or position of an enemy, in the effort to carry it by a single charge.

bāse: a place from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.

bat tăl′ion: See [page 210].

bat′ter y: See [page 210].

bĭv′ouac (-wăk): a temporary encampment of soldiers, usually without tents.

bri gāde′: See [page 210].

brŭnt: the shock of an attack or onset.

bṳoy′ant: cheerful, light-hearted.