light artillery

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noun Military.

guns and howitzers of small caliber.

(in the U.S.) guns and howitzers of a caliber up to and including 105 millimeters.Compare heavy artillery (def. 2), medium artillery.

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General Stuart, with two brigades of cavalry and his batteries of light artillery, hold the road.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
In the center of the column glowered two pieces of light artillery captured in the courtyard of the redoubtable prison.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2|Eugne Sue
The bluffs seemed to be held by two batteries of light artillery and a considerable force of armed men.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
It was sheer madness for any body of men, with muskets and light artillery, to stand against the fire of the gunboats.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.

The conversation would be something like this: "What is light artillery?"
Average Americans|Theodore Roosevelt