The ranges were the medium of 6 rounds; from them it appears, that when the spheric chamber is filled with powder, it has the advantage in point of range; but when smaller charges are used, its ranges are found to be shorter than those of other forms. The conical (No. 1.) chamber of the present British establishment gives the longest range under other circumstances.
Chamber of a mine, that place where the charge of powder is lodged, to blow up the works over it. See [Mine].
Chamber of a battery, is a place sunk under ground for holding powder, loaded shells, and fuzes, where they may be out of danger, and preserved from rain or moisture.
Chambrer, faire chambrée, a military phrase among the French, to signify several persons lodged in the same room, barrack, or tent.
CHAMP de bataille, Fr. field of battle; the ground on which two armies meet.
Champ de Mars, the field of Mars, an open place in the neighborhood of Paris, where troops are frequently reviewed and in which the public festivals have been held.
CHAMPION, he who undertook to settle the difference of contending armies, by single combat.
CHANDELIERS, in military affairs, a kind of moveable parapet, consisting of wooden frames, on which fascines are laid to cover the workmen when at work on the trenches. They are made of various sorts and sizes, according to the use they are for.
CHANTIER, Fr. a square piece of wood, which is used for the purpose of raising any thing. It serves to place barrels of gunpowder in a proper manner, and frequently to try pieces of ordnance instead of frames.
CHAPE, the metalline part put on the end of a scabbard, to prevent the point of the sword or bayonet from piercing through it.