battery captain

  • 1Captain — Cap tain (k[a^]p t[i^]n), n. [OE. capitain, captain, OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano), LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under {Chief}, and cf. {Chieftain}.] 1. A head, or chief officer; as: (a) The… …

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  • 2Captain general — Captain Cap tain (k[a^]p t[i^]n), n. [OE. capitain, captain, OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano), LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under {Chief}, and cf. {Chieftain}.] 1. A head, or chief officer; as:… …

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  • 3Captain lieutenant — Captain Cap tain (k[a^]p t[i^]n), n. [OE. capitain, captain, OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano), LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under {Chief}, and cf. {Chieftain}.] 1. A head, or chief officer; as:… …

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  • 4Battery A, 2nd U.S. Artillery — For this article, “Company A” and “Battery A” are interchangeable. A battery of four to six cannons, with two to three two cannon sections was the basic unit of the artillery branch. The organization was commanded by a captain with first and… …

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  • 5Battery "D" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Battery D 1st Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery caption=Michigan state flag dates= September 17, 1861 to August 3, 1865 country= United States allegiance= Union branch= Artillery equipment= 10 pdr Parrott rifles… …

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  • 6Battery "A", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Battery A , 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery caption=Illinois flag dates= April 17, 1861 to July 3, 1865 country= United States allegiance= Union branch= Artillery equipment= battles= Fall of Fort… …

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  • 7Battery "E", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Battery E , 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery caption=Illinois flag dates= December 19, 1861 to July 15, 1865 country= United States allegiance= Union branch= Artillery equipment= battles= Battle of… …

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  • 8battery — n. a group of cells that store and furnish current 1) to charge; recharge a battery 2) to discharge, run down a battery 3) a flashlight (AE), torch (BE); storage battery 4) a battery charges (itself) 5) a battery discharges, runs (itself) down 6) …

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  • 9Battery "B", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Battery B , 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery caption=Illinois flag dates= May 2, 1861 to July 23, 1864 country= United States allegiance= Union branch= Artillery equipment= battles= Battle of… …

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  • 10Battery "H" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Battery H 1st Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery caption=Michigan state flag dates= March 6, 1862 to July 22, 1865 country= United States allegiance= Union branch= Artillery equipment= battles= Battle of Raymond… …

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