A military dictionary

by William Duane

Kind.				Charge.		First Graze with different elevations.								Extreme range.
Pr.						1°	2°	3°	4°	5°	6°	7°	8°
12	-			10	oz.	199	290	390	385	597	716	695	788	from  800 to 1000
				1	lb.	280	416	729	777	966	1090	1054	1295	from 1200 to 1500
6 Pr.	-			5	oz.	111	222	376	432	618	625	650	788	from  800 to 1000
				8	oz.	277	401	754	826	925	980	1103	1100	from 1000 to 1300

N. B. The above was a 12 Pr. Medium, and a 6 Pr. Desagulier’s. The distances are given in yards.

Effects of case shot from a battalion gun—Light 6 Pr. length 5 feet—Weight 5 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 lbs. against a target 8 feet high, and 90 feet long.

Distance of Target.				Kind of charge.				Eleva- tion.		No. put into the height of 6 feet, or the height of Infantry.	No. put into the height of 8 feet, or the height of Cavalry.
Y’ds.								deg.
500	-			12 balls, 8 oz. each, 3 in a tier, 1¹⁄₄ lb. powder	-			1		3	3
								1	¹⁄₂	3	4
								2		3	4
400	-			same ch’ge	-			1		6	6
								1	¹⁄₂	4	5
								2		4	5
300	-			same ch’ge	-				¹⁄₂	6	7
								1		3	3
								1	¹⁄₂	4	6
400	-			34 balls. 3 oz. each, 7 in a tier, 1¹⁄₄ lb. powder	-			P B		10	12
									¹⁄₂	9	10
								1		6	8
300	-			same ch’ge	-			P B		11	13
									¹⁄₂	12	15
								1		7	9

N. B. There were three rounds fired at each charge, but they were all so nearly alike, that it has been thought necessary to put down only one of them. 1802.

Ranges with sea service iron guns. 1796.

Kind of Guns, 32, 24, and 18 Pounders.
Eleva- tion.	Pro- portion of powder.	Kind of shot.	Range.
deg.			Yards.
2	¹⁄₃	With single shot to the first graze	1200
2	¹⁄₄	Do.Do.	1000
2	¹⁄₄	2 shot, ranged close together, to	500
4	¹⁄₃	Single shot	1600
4	¹⁄₄	Do.	1500
7	¹⁄₃	Do.	2150
7	¹⁄₄	Do.	2020
2	¹⁄₄	1 round shot and 1 r’d. of grape range with effect together, to	600
4	¹⁄₄	One round of grape shot, alone, to	1000
2	¹⁄₄	One double headed, or bar shot will range to the first graze	800

Ranges with 5¹⁄₂ inch shells, from a 24 Pr. iron Gun. Length of Gun 9¹⁄₂ ft. Wt. 49 ct. 26lb.

Eleva- tion.		2 Pounds.				2 lbs. 8 oz.				3 Pounds.
		Flight.		Range to		Flight.		Range to		Flight.		Range to
				First Graze	Ex- treme			First Graze	Ex- treme			First Graze	Ex- treme
deg.		Sec.		Yards.	Yards.	Sec.		Yards.	Yards.	Sec.		Yards.	Yards.
1		1		213	1139	2	³⁄₄	562	1456	1		277	1424
2		1	³⁄₄	384	1267	1	¹⁄₂	442	1413	1	³⁄₄	526	1464
3		2	³⁄₄	565	1413	2		647	1553	2	¹⁄₄	740	1600
4		2	¹⁄₄	750	1479	3	³⁄₄	896	1639	3	¹⁄₂	880	1679
5		3	³⁄₄	836	1670	4		915	1510	5		1182	1733
6		4		896	1495	5		1140	1657	6	¹⁄₄	1384	1787
7		6	¹⁄₂	1180	1492	6		1205	1481	6	¹⁄₄	1410	1749
8		6	³⁄₄	1305	1526	6	¹⁄₂	1259	1544	7		1520	1744
9		7	¹⁄₂	1329	1527	7		1341	1561	7	³⁄₄	1722	1938
9	¹⁄₂	6	³⁄₄	1229	1453	—		—	—	8	¹⁄₂	1748	1881

Ranges with 4²⁄₅ Shells from a 12 Pounder, Medium.