field battery

British  

noun

1. a small unit of usually four field guns

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field battery

There was also a mongrel field battery, consisting of one 4-pounder, three 6-pounders, one 12-pounder and two little 4-inch howitzers, the latter being useless on account of having no shells.

From The Struggle for Missouri by McElroy, John

When possible to avoid it, a field battery should not be opposed to a battery of position, or, generally, a battery of light guns to one of heavy guns.

From A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry by Lippitt, Francis J. (Francis James)

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

Colonel Hart, who was left at Kingston with his brigade, reported that there were but three regiments of cavalry and a field battery, that engaged General Wheeler on the 24th.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James

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.