1st. Artillery for the Field.

Field Artillery is divided into Battalion Guns, Artillery of the Park, and Horse Artillery.

The Battalion Guns include all the light pieces attached to regiments of the line, which they accompany in all manœuvres, to cover and support them.

The following kinds of field ordnance are attached to battalions of infantry, by different powers in Europe:

French—two—4 Prs.per battalion.
English—two—6 do.do.
Danes—two—3 do.do.
Austrians—three—6 do.do.
Prussians—two—6 Prs.to a battalion in the first line.
Prussians—two—3 Prs.to a battalion in the second line.
Hanoverians—two—3 Prs.per battalion.

The Artillery of the Park is composed of all kinds of field ordnance. It is destined to form batteries of position; that is to say, to occupy advantageous situations, from which the greatest effect may be produced, in supporting the general movements of an army, without following it, like the battalion guns, through all the detail of its manœuvres. The park of artillery attached to an army in the field, generally consists of twice as many pieces of different kinds, varied according to the country in which it is to act, as there are battalions in the army. Gribauvale proposes the following proportion between the different kinds of artillery for the park or reserve, viz. two-fifths of 12 Prs. two-fifths of 8 Prs. and one-fifth of 4 Prs. or reserve for battalion guns. In a difficult country he says, it may be ¹⁄₄ of 12 Prs. ¹⁄₂ of 8 Prs. and ¹⁄₄ of 4 Prs. and for every 100 pieces of cannon he allots 4 Howitzers; but this proportion of Howitzers is much smaller than what is generally given.

Ammunition for Field Artillery.

A proportion of Ammunition and Stores for each Species of Field Ordnance, viz. 1 Medium 12 Pr.[1]—1 heavy 6 Pr.—2 light 6 Prs. as they are always attached to Battalions of Infantry—and one 5¹⁄₂ inch Howitzer; according to the British Service.

Proportion of
Ammunition and Stores.		12 Pounders,
Medium.		6 Pounders,
Heavy.		2 Light
6 Pounders.		5¹⁄₂ Inch
Howitzers.
Shot fixed to wood bottoms—case24 30 68 24
Shot fixed to wood bottoms—round120 120 188 00
Shells, fixed00 00 00 24
Shells, empty00 00 00 120
Carcasses, fixed00 00 00 4
Cartridges of flannel filled with powder.- 4 lb.120 00 00 00
3¹⁄₂ lb.00 00 00 00
2¹⁄₄ lb.00 120 00 00
2 lb.00 30 00 00
1¹⁄₂ lb.00 00 188 00
1¹⁄₄ lb.00 00 68 00
10 oz.00 00 125 00
1 lb.00 00 00 144
12 oz.00 00 00 28
Cartridges flan. empty12 12 100 12
Ditto of paper for bursting 10 oz.00 00 00 120
Tubes of tin—N. P.172 178 560 190
Portfires—long small18 18 62 18
Fuses—drove00 00 00 132
Powder, mealed lbs.00 00 00 ¹⁄₂
Travelling carriages and limbers1 1 2 1
Aprons of lead1 1 2 1
Spunges with staves and heads2 2 4 2
Wad hooks, with staves1 1 2 00
Handspikes, traversing2 2 4 2
Tompions with collars1 1 2 1
Trucks, Hanoverian00 1 2 1
Straps for lashing side arms00 3 8 00
Tarpaulins, gun1 1 2 1
Tarpaulins, limber00 1 2 1
Lintstocks with cocks1 1 2 1
Drag ropes with pins, pairs2 2 4 2
Padlocks with keys2 3 5 4
Match, slow—lbs.28 28 56 28
Spikes- Spring1 1 2 1
Common2 2 4 2
Punches for vents2 2 4 2
Barrels budge1 1 1 1
Couples for chain traces00 6 12 6
Spare heads, spunge1 1 2 1
Spare heads, rammer1 1 2 1
Hammers, claw1 1 2 1
Priming irons, sets1 1 2 1
Draught chains, prs.2 1 3 2
Powder horns, N. P.00 1 00 00
Water buckets French1 1 2 1
Intrench’g tools,
felling axes,1 1 2 1
pick axes,1 1 2 1
hand bills,1 1 2 1
spades,2 2 4 2
Marline, tarred-skeins1 1 1 1
Twine, tarred-lbs.00 1 00 00
Hambro’ line, tarred-do.1 1 1 1
Packthread, tarred-do.00 1 00 00
Grease-firkins1 1 1 1
Grease-boxes3 2 3 3
Tallow-lbs.1 1 2 1
Lanthorns, dark1 1 1 1
Jacks, lifting1 1 1 1
Jacks, handscrew1 00 00 00
Waggons with hps. and painted covers, Flanders pattern2 1 1 2
Wad miltilts2 1 1 2
Tanned hides2 1 1 2
Men’s harness (12 to a set) sets1 1 00 00
Horse Harness.- New pattern.- Rope, 6 do. sets1 00 00 00
Chain, 6 do. sets00 1 00 00
Trace, 4 do. sets2 1 1 3
Common Pattern- Thill00 00 2 00
Trace00 00 4 00
Bit halters00 00 6 00
Wanties2 1 3 2
Hemp halters14 10 10 12
Whips, long00 00 2 00
Whips, short7 5 2 6
Nose bags14 10 10 12
Corn Sacks3 2 3 3
Forage cords, sets3 2 3 3
Rope, tarred, 2 inch, fathoms00 00 10 00
For Waggons.- Linch pins2 1 1 2
Clouts, body4 2 2 4
Clouts, linch4 2 2 4
Clout nails, 6d.64 32 32 64
Spare ladle staves1 1 1 1
Horses, for guns6 6 6 4
Horses, for waggons8 4 4 8
Drivers, for guns3 3 2 2
Drivers, for waggons4 2 1 4
Tube boxes, with straps2 2 4 2
Portfire sticks2 2 4 2
Cutting knives1 1 2 1
Drawing do.00 00 00 1
Scissars, pairs1 1 2 1
Worsted, ounces ¹⁄₂ ¹⁄₂1 ¹⁄₂
Needles, large2 2 4 2
Cartouches of leather2 2 4 2
Copper measures for powder.- 4 oz.1 1 2 00
2 oz.00 1 00 00
1 oz.1 1 2 00
4 lb. to ¹⁄₄ oz. sets00 00 00 1
Thumb stalls2 2 4 2
Perpendicular00 00 00 1
Quadrant of brass00 00 00 1
Diagonal scale00 00 00 1
Copper salting box00 00 00 1
Pincers for drawing fuzes, pairs00 00 00 1
Sheepskins00 00 00 2
Funnels of copper00 00 00 1
Compasses of steel, Pairs00 00 00 1
Saw, tenant00 00 00 1
Files, square00 00 00 3
Rasps, half round00 00 00 2
Flax, oz.00 00 00 8
Tow, oz.00 00 00 4
Saw set00 00 00 1
Mallets of wood00 00 00 1
Setters do.00 00 00 2

[1] The 12 Prs. which have a small box on their limbers, carry 6 round shot and 2 case shot, with 6 cartridges of 4 lbs. and 2 of 3¹⁄₂ lbs. of powder, more than the above proportion.