The soldier's pocket-book for field service / by General Viscount Wolseley.

  • Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Date:
1886
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Credit: The soldier's pocket-book for field service / by General Viscount Wolseley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Detail of Battery Establishments. Field. U Ps Field. Officers and Men. Ih O N M <5» . in A u P« rt >3 t/5 c 0 If. 'u u Horses. Sh O N H b Ji £ J-< >4 1 a < « * 0 < aa S' X •§!« rt M X to 2 rt M <u 05 X X pi X Major Captain .... I I I I l I I I 14 5 4 5 4 Lieutenants . . . 3 3 3 2 Sf.-Serjts. & Serjts 9 9 9 Surgeon 1 . , , f I 1 I . . Trumpeters. . . 2 2 2 Vet.-do.] -utacl'ea \ I 1 I Artificers . . 3 1 1 Battery Serjt.-Majr.. Corporals . A 6 6 6 I 1 1 I Gunners. . . . 36 . . Do. Qr.-Mr. Serjt. . I 1 I . . Spare .... 6 5 5 Farrier Serjt.. . . I 1 I . . 6 Gun Carriages) 36 36 48 Serjeants .... 6 6 6 5 with limbers . . Trumpeters . 2 2 2 2 6 Ammunition with 1 36 36 48 Shoeing-smiths . 5 4 4 .. limbers . . Collar-makers 2 2 2 .. 1 Store with limber 4 4 4 Wheelers .... 2 2 2 .. 2 1 Forage with lim- Corporals .... 6 6 6 5 O 1 to. her . . . . 6 6 Bombardiers . 6 6 6 5 rt 1 1 Ammtn. & Store/ Gunners* .... 74 76 9i 120 3< for baggage .1 12 12 12 Drivers .... 77 69 80 •• (do. do. for supply/' Totals . . 190 183 209 142 for tents . Spare . . . ■} 4 4 8 4 ro * 2 Gunners trained specially will be attached to M.O. 18 Wagons Total • 186 138 164 12 & 16 13 pr. 9 pr. pr. No. of rounds per Gun\ with Battery . .] 142 I48 IOO 9-pr. batteries carry 135 time fuzes, 50 percussion fuzes and 200 friction tubes per gun. r3 » »• 140 » 72 11 ft l75 t, » tt tt 9° tt 64 ft ' tt 150 tt ** »*