artilleryman
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Origin of artilleryman
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William Miller, an English artilleryman, joined the Peruvian fight against imperial Spain and became a pivotal figure in Peru’s bid for independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Robert spent 10 years in the Royal Horse Artillery after signing up in 2006, working as an artilleryman firing guns and then being promoted to bombardier.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
Their oldest brother, Rudy, was also a Vietnam War veteran, an artilleryman.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2023
Wagner’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Dmitry Peskov had approached him and asked him to take his son on as an artilleryman.
From Reuters • Apr. 23, 2023
Then all becomes quiet in the big room—only the candles flickering from the necks of a couple of bottles and the artilleryman spitting every now and then.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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