Two-headed Bullets, sometimes called angles, are two halves of a bullet which are kept together by means of a bar or chain.
BULWARK, the ancient name for [bastion] or [rampart], which words see.
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in a general sense, implies a load or weight, supposed to be as much as a man, horse, &c. can well carry. A sound healthful man can raise a weight equal to his own, can also draw and carry 50lb. a moderate distance. An able horse can draw 350lb. though in length of time 300 is sufficient. Hence all artillery calculations are made. One horse will draw as much as 7 men, and 7 oxen will draw as much as 11 or 12 horses. Burthen likewise in a figurative sense means impost, tax, &c.
BURGANET, or Burgonet, Fr. a kind of helmet used by the French.
BURIALS, as practised by the military, are as follows, in the British service, viz. The funeral of a field-marshal shall be saluted with 3 rounds of 15 pieces of cannon, attended by 6 battalions, and 8 squadrons.
That of a general, with 3 rounds of 11 pieces of cannon, 4 battalions, and 6 squadrons.
That of a lieutenant-general, with 3 rounds of 9 pieces of cannon, 3 battalions, and 4 squadrons.
That of a major-general, with 3 rounds of 7 pieces of cannon, 2 battalions, and 3 squadrons.
That of a brigadier-general, 3 rounds of 5 pieces of cannon, 1 battalion, and 2 squadrons.