With great burthens, less weight must be allowed for each horse to draw, than with medium burthens; as it cannot be supposed that, of a team of 8 horses, the leaders can draw so much as the horses nearer the carriage; and this disadvantage must increase as the team lengthens. A team of
| 4 | horses | may | draw | 6 | cwt. | each—Total | 24 | cwt. |  | including the carriages. |
| 6 | ” | ” | ” | 5 | ” | ” ” | 30 | ” | ||
| 8 | ” | ” | ” | 4½ | ” | ” ” | 36 | ” | ||
| 12 | ” | ” | ” | 4 | ” | ” ” | 48 | ” | ||
| See also the word [Load]. | ||||||||||
It is usual in heavy carriages to reckon all their weight exceeding 12 cwt. as part of the load.
Horses allowed for drawing Field Artillery Carriages.
All the horse artillery carriages are drawn by 4 horses each, except 12 prs. which have 6 each. Park Carriages—12 pr. medium, and 6 pr. heavy, 6 horses each—6 pr. light, and 5½ howitzer, upon the new construction, are allowed each 4 horses, but upon the old only 3 each.
| Ammunition | waggon, | common pattern, | 3 | horses. |
| ” | ” | Flanders pattern, | 4 | ” |
| Forge cart, | 2 | ” | ||
| Ammunition | cart, | 2 | ” |
HOWITZERS.—Dimensions and Weight of Brass Howitzers.
| Nature. | Length | Weight. | Length of Bore. | Chamber. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Diameter. | Powder contained in | ||||||||||
| at top | bottom | |||||||||||
| Inch. | diam. | Ft | Inch | cwt | qrs | lbs | Inches | Inches | Inches | Inches | lbs | oz |
| 10 | 3 | 11½ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 29.9 | 12.6 | 5.776 | 4.12 | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 24.7 | 8.61 | 4.6 | 3.40 | 3 | 8 | |
| 5½ | Heavy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 5½ | Light | 2 | 2¾ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18.47 | 6.02 | 3.2 | 2.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 4⅖ | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15.21 | 4.52 | 2.73 | 2.24 | 0 | 8 | |
French Howitzers, in their own Weights and Measures.
| Ft. | In. | lbs. | lbs. | oz. | |||||
| 8 Inches | diameter. | 1110 | weight. | 1 | 12 | charge. | |||
| 6 Inches | 2 | 3 | length. | 670 | 1 | 12 | full. | ||