Military schools and courses of instruction in the science and art of war, / in France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Sardinia, England, and the United States. Drawn from recent official reports and documents. Revised Edition

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a. Specification of the principal component parts of the carriages.

b. Distinctive characteristics of the construction of the various denominations of carriages.

c. General principles for determining the proper construction of the same.

d. General notions relative to the proportion of the weight of the carriage to the piece.

5. Construction of the limbers.

a. Enumeration of the different kinds of limbers.

b. Principal component parts and distinctive characteristics of the construction of the various kinds of limbers.

c. General notions relative to the weight of the limber in proportion to the piece and the gun-carriage.

6. Statement of the various descriptions of wagons used by the field artillery, and their destination.

7. Ammunition; enumeration and description of the objects belonging to it. (Exact statements in figures are only required for the diameter and weight of the principal kinds of projectiles.)