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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
NOTES ON THE EQUIPMENT, &c. OF THE STEEL MOUNTAIN BATTERIES 
EMPLOYED IN 
ABYSSINIA. 
BY LIEUTENANT CHAPMAN, E.H.A. 
Shortly after the equipment of the Steel Mountain Batteries was 
despatched from England, an account appeared detailing the establishment, 
&c. proposed for the above batteries j* the following notes will show 
what alterations were made in the original proposal, during the expedition. 
One armourer-serjeant and four n. c. officers were sent out from 
England with the guns and equipment of each battery; an assistant¬ 
wheeler and a shoeing-smith for each battery were brought out by 
Lieut.-Col. Milward, B.A. 
The batteries were manned by the following garrison batteries of the 
21st Brigade from Bombay. 
No. 3/21st E.A., under Lieut.-Col. Penn (“A” Battery). 
u 5/21st R.A., „ Captain G. Twiss (“B” Batteiy). 
Lieut.-Col. Penn and Captain Twiss reached Zulla on the 1st January, 
and took over the equipments and mules of their batteries, during the first 
week in January. Three weeks were occupied in drill and practice before 
the batteries were sent forward. 
“ A” Battery left Zulla on the 28th January, “ B ” Battery being detained 
until the 28tli Eebruary; the mules of this battery were employed on 
convoy duty during the last five weeks of their stay at Zulla. 
Detail of Mules with each Battery . 
CO 
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13 
a 
No. 1 
subdivision 
| Mules. | 
No. 2 
subdivision 
| Mules. 1 
No. 3 
subdivision 
| Mules. | 
No. 4 
subdivision 
Mules. | 
No. 5 
subdivision 
Mules, j 
No. 6 
subdivision 
i 
Gun . 
1 
Gun . 
1 
Gun . 
1 
Gun . 
1 
Gun . 
1 
Gun 
i 
Carriage 
1 
Carriage 
1 
Carriage 
1 
Carriage 
1 
Carriage 
1 
Carriage 
i 
Wheels ... 
1 
Wheels ... 
1 
Wheels ... 
1 
Wheels ... 
1 
Wheels ... 
1 
Wheels 
i 
1st amm. 
1 
1st amm. 
1 
1st amm. 
1 
1st amm. 
1 
1st amm. 
1 
1st amm. 
i 
2nd do. ... 
1 
2nd do. ... 
1 
2nd do. ... 
1 
2nd do. ... 
1 
2nd do. ... 
1 
2nd do. 
i 
3rd do. ... 
1 
3rd do. ... 
1 
3rd do. ... 
1 
3rd do. ... 
1 
3rd do. ... 
1 
3rd do. 
i 
4th do. ... 
1 
4th do. ... 
1 
4th do. ... 
1 
4-th do. ... 
1 
4th do. ... 
1 
4th do. 
i 
Dble. shell 
1 
Dble. shell 
1 
Dble. shell 
1 
Dble. shell 
1 
Dble. shell 
1 
Dble. shell 
i 
Rockets... 
1 
Rockets... 
1 
Rockets... 
1 
Rockets... 
1 
Rockets... 
1 
Rockets 
i 
Mis. stores 
1 
Sp. wheels 
1 
Sp.carr.... 
1 
Sp. cradle 
1 
Sp. wheels 
1 
Forge 
10 
— 
10 
— 
10 
— 
10 
— 
10 
- 
10 
— 
* Tide Yol, V. p. 452. 
