The howitzer was the only wheeled carriage now remaining. From Wordnik.com. [The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources] Reference
A shot from the howitzer was to be the signal for the squadrons to charge. From Wordnik.com. [The memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby,] Reference
VAUSE: Right now we're probably about 200 feet away from the nearest howitzer which is firing right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2006] Reference
How to mount the howitzer was the next question. From Wordnik.com. [Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'] Reference
"What in the world do they want a howitzer for?" asked Alfred. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet] Reference
The British howitzer battery which had been lost was retaken, the. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
'Long Tom 'and a five-inch howitzer, besides one or two small guns. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland] Reference
"Yes, sir; run over by a howitzer; ain't never been straight since.". From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867] Reference
It was a howitzer broadside, slow, deliberate, but every shot a hit. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
The catapult was the howitzer, or mortar, of its day and could throw. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
Arlington, Virginia, within howitzer range of the capitol of the United. From Wordnik.com. [What The Left Hand Was Doing] Reference
Napoleon to about 2,600 yards (a mile and a half) for a 6-inch howitzer. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
The howitzer was taken to pieces and carried by the men to its destination. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Out of the distance came the brooding whine of an approaching howitzer shell. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
The firing of the howitzer battery was very fine to-day; also our 4.7 guns did well. From Wordnik.com. [With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service] Reference
I got an officer of the voltigeurs, with a mountain howitzer and men to work it, to go with me. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
For over ten years Russia has had 100-lb. howitzer batteries in the field, firing high explosives. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
Another 5-inch howitzer battery arrived last night, I hear, and we have 9. 2-inch guns somewhere, but. From Wordnik.com. [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference
Then, revelations in a revised edition of "Diana: Her True Story" fell on the visit like a howitzer round. From Wordnik.com. [O Seoul-O Mio: A Royal Aria] Reference
At its far end several men appeared dragging a small howitzer -- probably the only piece in the local armory. From Wordnik.com. [The Stutterer] Reference
A B and D are fragments of a large forged steel howitzer shell exploded by lyddite, such as were cast by our guns. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
During this advance one 77mm., two field guns, and one 4.2 howitzer were captured, and whilst moving forward, at the. From Wordnik.com. [The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919] Reference
The colonel examined the howitzer, looked gravely severe, and said that an officers 'inquiry would be held next day. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
The howitzer fire was terrific between 4 and 5 when I woke up and came to the top of the ridge to see what was doing. From Wordnik.com. [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference
Shields 'own brigade (Quitman's division), together with the mountain howitzer battery, now under Lieutenant Reno of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
A big howitzer is going off at times, but apart from that the unnatural silence seems ominous, like a calm before a storm. From Wordnik.com. [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference
All spherical shells, except those for the 24 and 12 pdr. howitzer, and all shrapnell, are fitted with the Navy time-fuze. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Lieutenant-Colonel Metcalfe, 2nd Rifle Brigade, with 500 men from Ladysmith, captured Surprise Hill, destroying a howitzer. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
The shell from an 8-inch howitzer carried 2,280 yards, but at such extreme ranges the guns could hardly be called accurate. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
The wide-purpose efficiency of the howitzer was appreciated almost at once, and it was soon adopted by all European armies. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
A shell, heavy, unmistakably from a huge howitzer, crashed with a mighty uproar into a small house and demolished it at a stroke. From Wordnik.com. [Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry] Reference
The howitzer battery was placed directly in front of the position, and poured forth a terrible fire over the whole face of the hill. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
Tom 'was thus being provided for, similar attentions were bestowed on the howitzer by Captain Fowke and the other sappers and gunners. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
Lieutenants Donaldson and Bowen, rendered good service with the howitzer battery, which was much exposed to the enemy's fire on the 21st. From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
Garrison and ship carriages were far different from field, siege, and howitzer mounts, while mortar beds were in a separate class entirely. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
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