field battery
Britishnoun
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Wall's field battery and the cavalry will be held in reserve on the national road, a little out of view and range of the enemy's batteries.
From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand
A field battery came from the direction of Centreville, and tried to make trouble at long range, but was driven off by superior numbers.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
Captain Taylor's field battery, attached to Twiggs' division, opened its effective fire at an early moment upon the outworks of the convent and the tower of its church.
From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand
Only a few persons were in sight, including a squad of soldiers who were cleaning the guns of a field battery.
From Story of the Aeroplane by Galbreath, C. B. (Charles Burleigh)
Three full companies of sappers and miners, ten mountain howitzers, a field battery, fifty rapid-fire standing rifles, and a complete outfit for throwing lyddite.
From The Man Who Rocked the Earth by Wood, Robert Williams
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