A military dictionary

by William Duane

Heavy pieces.—This is done with two horses, one before the other; 3 and 4 hook the horses, the driver rides to the rear horse, and 6 and 8 hook the rear horse to the gun; 1 and 9 look to the unfixing length and fastening of the prolonge.

Prepare for action.—The different numbers exactly undo what they had just done; 1 and 9 beginning to loose the prolonge as soon as the gun is fronted or about to be limbered.

Prepare to advance with a limber.

The only difference between this and advancing with a horse, is, that the limber is brought up to the front; and 9 or 15 brings up the prolonge, and, takes a turn on the lashing rings of the trail; or if the gun is to be limbered, it is laid on as in the drill.

Exercise with heavy ordnance in a Battery.

32, or 42 Pounder.
10 Men.
3	spunges; 4 loads.
7	and 8 run the gun up.
5	and 2 run up and elevate.
6	serves the vent, traverses, primes, and runs up.
5	fires.
8	brings cartridges.
1	points and commands.
9 Men.
3	spunges; 4 loads.
7	and 8 run up.
2	brings cartridges.
6	serves the vent, runs up, and primes.
3	runs up, traverses, and fires.
1	points and fires.
2	traverses and elevates.
8 Men.
3	spunges; 4 loads and runs up.
8	runs up.
5	and 6 run up and elevate.
7	brings cartridges, runs up, and traverses.
2	serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes.
1	points, fires, and commands.
7 Men.
3	spunges and runs up.
4	loads and runs up.
7	runs up and elevates.
6	brings cartridges, runs up, and elevates.
2	serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes.
5	runs up, traverses, and fires.
1	points and commands.
6 Men.
3	Spunges and runs up.
4	loads, runs up, and elevates.
6	runs up and elevates.
5	brings cartridges, runs up, and traverses.
2	serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes.
1	runs up, points, fires, and commands.
5 Men.
3	and 4 load and run up.
2	and 3 prime, fire, and run up.
1	elevates, points, and commands.
24 Pounder, &c.
8 Men.
3	spunges; 4 loads.
6	and 7 run up and elevate.
2	serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes.
5	runs up, traverses, and fires.
8	brings cartridges.
1	points and commands.
7 Men.
3	spunges; 4 loads.
7	runs up and elevates.
6	brings cartridges, runs up, and elevates.
2	serves vent, traverses, and primes.
5	runs up, traverses, and fires.
1	points and commands.
6 Men.
3	spunges, runs up, elevates.
4	loads, runs up, and elevates.
2	serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes.
5	runs up, traverses, fires.
6	brings cartridges.
7	points and commands.
5 Men.
3	spunges, runs up.
4	brings cartridges, loads, runs up.
2	serves vent, runs up, elevates, and primes.
5	runs up, traverses, fires.
1	points and commands.
4 Men.
3	spunges, runs up, points.
4	brings cartridges, loads, runs up, and elevates.
2	serves vent, runs up, traverses, elevates, and primes.
1	runs up, traverses, fires.
3 Men.
1	spunges, runs up, points, and fires.
2	brings cartridges, loads, runs up, elevates, traverses.
3	serves vent, runs up, elevates, traverses, and primes.
4²⁄₅, or 5¹⁄₂ Inch Mortar.
2 Men.
1	spunges, runs up, brings shells, puts them in, traverses, and primes.
2	serves the vent, runs up, brings cartridges, puts them in, points, and fires.
3 Men.
2	spunges, runs up, traverses, brings shells, and puts them in.
3	brings cartridges, puts in, serves the vent, runs up, primes, and fires.
1	points, elevates, and commands.
8 Inch Mortar, or Howitzer.
5 Men.
3	spunges, runs up, dredges.
5	runs up, brings cartridges, and puts them in.
4	runs up, brings cartridges, and puts them in.
4	runs up, brings shells, puts them in, elevates, primes.
2	runs up, traverses, fires.
1	serves vent, points, and commands.
4 Men.
3	spunges, runs up, dredges.
4	runs up, brings cartridges, and puts them in.
2	serves the vent, brings shells, and puts them in, runs up, traverses, and fires.
1	runs up, points, elevates, and commands.
10, or 13 Inch Mortar.
10 Men.
3	spunges, runs up, puts in shells, and dredges.
4	runs up, brings cartridges, puts them in, and puts in the shells.
6	brings cartridges.
7	and 8 bring shells.
9	and 10 run up and traverse.
2	serves vent and primes.
5	fires; 1 points, elevates and commands.
6 Men.
3	spunges, runs up, puts in shells, dredges, and traverses.
4	runs up, brings cartridges, and puts them in, puts in shells, and traverses.
5	and 6 run up, bring shells, and traverse.
2	runs up, serves vent, and primes.
1	runs up, points, elevates, fires, and commands.

Of the exercise of auxiliary machines.

Exercise of the Gin.

The complement of men for a gin is usually 1 non-commissioned officer and 10 men; they are numbered from 1 to 10, the non-commissioned officer being 11.

To carry a Gin.