field battery
Britishnoun
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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
Somewhere out toward that winding fringe of timber in the low ground five miles away to the south a field battery had sighted the enemy in sufficient force to warrant unlimbering and letting drive.
From From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days by King, Charles
On completing this course he was given a commission as Captain, and placed in command of a field battery, in Brittany.
From Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers by McSpadden, J. Walker (Joseph Walker)
Before noon a field battery came up to support the battalion, and against that terrifying shrapnel of ours the Boers attempted no further advance.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Nevinson, Henry W.
The English replied with the assistance of a troop of horse Russian success artillery and of a field battery.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
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