Mortar-piece. An old term for a mortar.
Mortar-scraper. See [Implements].
Mortar-wagon. A wagon used to transport mortars, mortar-beds, spare guns, and projectiles. See [Ordnance, Carriages for].
Mortfontaine. A village of France, in the department of the Oise, in the castle of which peace between France and the United States was signed in 1800.
Mortimer’s Cross. Four cross-roads about 6 miles northwest from Leominster, in Herefordshire, England, where the Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians in 1461.
Mortlach. A parish of Scotland, in Banffshire. In this parish the Danes were defeated by Malcolm II. in the 11th century.
Mortne. See [Morne].
Moscow. A city of Russia in Europe, situated on the river Moskwa, 375 miles southeast from St. Petersburg. It was the ancient capital of Russia, and was founded about 1147. It was plundered by Timur, 1382; by the Tartars, 1451 and 1477; ravaged by Ladislas of Poland in 1611. It was entered by Napoleon I. and the French, September 14, 1812; the governor, Rostopchin, ordered it to be set on fire (11,840 houses burnt, besides palaces and churches), September 15, 1812. It was evacuated by the French in October, 1812.
Moskirch (Baden). Here the Austrians were defeated by Moreau and the French, May 5, 1800.
Moskwa, Battle of. See [Borodino].