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In reply our horse-artillery opened on the advancing Confederates, but the men behind the barricades lay still till Pickett's troops were within short range.

She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories 2010

In his assault he was permitted to come close up to our works, and when within short range such afire was opened on him from our horse-artillery and repeating carbines that he recoiled in confusion after the first onset; still, he seemed determined to get the place, and after reorganizing, again attacked; but the lesson of the first repulse was not without effect, and his feeble effort proved wholly fruitless.

She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories 2010

By this time our horse-artillery, which for two days had been stuck in the mud, was all up, and every gun was posted in this line.

She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories 2010

Meanwhile the 4th Light Horse and a brigade of horse-artillery were heavily engaged till dusk in holding off reinforcements from Nablus who were attempting to cross by the Jisr ed Damieh ford.

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett

Then they sent a message to the battery of horse-artillery operating with them to ask for gunners to give them instruction in the art of gunnery, as they were not doing enough damage themselves!

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett

Hard by these perspiring cavalrymen a battery of horse-artillery struggled to master the intricacies of driving with fourteen-horse teams.

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett

The reason was soon apparent: a battery of horse-artillery was seen galloping madly over the stretch of level plain a mile or so in our rear, in the direction of the Turkish big guns.

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett

In the end, we are told, his force consisted of little more than one field battery, one troop of horse-artillery, and an infantry regiment, all of which were British, with a few hundred trusted Pathans.

John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub R. E. Cholmeley

If there was any peace and goodwill about we failed to notice it, for it was blowing and raining hard, and we had to get half a battery of horse-artillery on board that deplorable ship.

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett

Then came the light armoured-car batteries and in the centre the horse-artillery.

With Our Army in Palestine Antony Bluett