field battery
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I found that our field battery there was being shelled from Surprise Hill and its neighbour, but nothing unusual was happening.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Nevinson, Henry W.
They were delayed by an attack of the enemy near Jalapa, but, being joined by Brigadier-General George Cadwallader with a portion of his brigade and a field battery, the enemy was soon driven.
From General Scott by Wright, Marcus Joseph
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
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)
Wall's field battery and cavalry will be held in reserve on the national road, a little out of view and range of the enemy's batteries.
From General Scott by Wright, Marcus Joseph
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