A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer / Comprising ancient and modern military technical terms, historical accounts of all North American Indians, as well as ancient warlike tribes; also notices of battles from the earliest period to the present time, with a concise explanation of terms used in heraldry and the offices thereof. The work also gives valuable geographical information. Compiled from the best authorities of all nations. With an appendix containing the Articles of war, etc.

by Thomas Wilhelm

Mountain-carriage. See [Ordnance, Carriages for].

Mountain-gun. See [Mountain Artillery].

Mountain-howitzer. The howitzer used in the U. S. service is a 12-pounder brass gun of old pattern with cylindrical chamber. The gun weighs 220 pounds and has an extreme length of 37.21 inches. This gun is ignored in the Light Artillery Tactics.

Mounted Troops. Cavalry.

Mounting Guard. See [Guard Mounting].

Mourne. That part of a lance or halbert to which the steel or blade is fixed.

Mouser. In the British army, a sobriquet which was sometimes used in sport to distinguish the battalion men from the flank companies. It was indeed generally applied to them by the grenadiers and light bobs, meaning that while the latter are detached, the former remain in quarters, like cats to watch the mice, etc.

Mousquetaires, or Musketeers. A body of horse-soldiers under the old French régime, raised by Louis XIII. in 1622. This corps was considered a military school for the French nobility. It was disbanded in 1646, but was restored in 1657. A second company was created in 1660, and formed Cardinal Mazarin’s guard.

Mouth. See [Muzzle].

Mouth. The outer opening of an embrasure.