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  • 71Light Cavalry HAC — The Light Cavalry HAC originally was formed in 1861 as a further extension to the Honourable Artillery Company’s ‘variety of Arms’. Amongst the then duties were guarding the Lord Mayor of London, a role taken over more latterly by the Company of… …

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  • 72Artillery Ground — Infobox county cricket ground ground = Artillery Ground imagesize = caption = location = Finsbury, Middlesex home club = London Cricket Club county club = established = by 1730 last used = 1778 (for first class cricket)The Artillery Ground in… …

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  • 73Artillery Brigade (Finnish Army) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Tykistöprikaati caption=The Colour of the Artillery Brigade dates= 26 May 1794–1809: Kungliga finska artilleriregementet (Royal Finnish Artillery Regiment) 1918–1952: Kenttätykistörykmentti 1 (Field Artillery… …

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  • 74artillery — n. antiaircraft; coast; field; heavy; light; long range; medium; self propelled artillery * * * [ɑː tɪl(ə)rɪ] coast field heavy light long range medium self propelled artillery antiaircraft …

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  • 75light up — verb a) To bring light to something, to brighten. The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome… …

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  • 76Light Aid Detachment — A Light Aid Detachment is a subunit Detachment of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers or Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. These subunits provide dedicated logistical support to specific field units of the British Army …

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  • 77artillery — ar•til•ler•y [[t]ɑrˈtɪl ə ri[/t]] n. 1) mil mounted projectile firing guns or missile launchers, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms 2) mil the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons 3) mil …

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  • 78artillery — /aˈtɪləri / (say ah tiluhree) noun 1. mounted guns, movable or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms. 2. the troops, or the branch of an army, concerned with the use and service of such guns. 3. the science that deals with… …

  • 79U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade — The Horse Artillery Brigade of the Army of the Potomac was a brigade of various batteries of horse artillery during the American Civil War.Made up almost entirely of individual, company strength batteries from the Regular Army’s five artillery… …

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  • 80Field artillery in the American Civil War — M1857 Napoleon at Stones River battlefield cemetery. Field artillery in the American Civil War refers to the important artillery weapons, equipment, and practices used by the Artillery branch to support the infantry and cavalry forces in the… …

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