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dissatisfied with it in 1797, and adopted a system which was a combination 
of the detachment and off-horse systems. The following table shows the 
constitution of the Swedish light artillery at the time I refer to :— 1 2 
Gunners 
mounted 
on 
Horses. 
Under officer; 
Bombardiers 
j Trumpeters. 
Draught horses. 
Detachment horses. 
Drivers. 
Draught. 
Detachment. 
Remarks. 
6-pr. guns (6) . 
4 
2 
1 
J- 
36 
30 
— 
36 
37 
Wagons (3) . 
— 
— 
— 
— 
6 
9 
18 
6 
7-pr. howitzers (1) . 
1 
5 
— 
3 
— 
3 
6 
6 
Wagons (1) . 
— 
_ 
_ 
2 
3 
6 
2 
1 Surgeon."1 
1 Collar-Maker ' 
3 
The number of gunners 
available for the guns was 
much less than might be 
imagined at first sight, as 
1 Shoeing-Smith J 
Spare gun-carriages (1)... 
3 
6 
-a certain proportion were 
necessarily employed as 
drivers and horse-holders. 
Train Wagons (1) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
4 
— 
Spare wagons (1) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
- 
3 
6 
— 
Reserve. 
1 
1 
— 
— 
— 
4 
8 
2 
Total . 
6 
8 
1 
39 
^_ 
38 
__ j 
27 
90 
56 
Grand total . 
6 
8 
1 
w r 
77 
27 
146 
The partial rejection of the detachment system by Sweden and Hanover/ 
and its absolute rejection by Austria, did not escape the observation of the 
orthodox, and the apostacy of these powers called forth loud lamentations 
from a fanatical horde of horse artillerymen, who believed that the detach¬ 
ment system had been stolen from heaven by a modern Prometheus, and 
1 Gen. von Strotlia. “Die koniglich preussische reitende Artillerie vom jahre 1759 bis 1816/’ 
Beilage XI. 
2 C. yon Decker positively states tbat the Hanoverians followed the Prussian system; Scharn- 
horst as positively declares that they did not. The truth appears to he that the Hanoverian 
system was a compound of the detachment and gun-carriage systems. One N.C. officer and four 
gunners (including two horse-holders), were mounted on horses; two gunners were seated on 
the limber, and two on the trail. See Decker’s “ Geschichte der Geschutzwesens, &c.” p. 150; 
Scharnhorst’s “ Handbuch der Artillerie,” Band II. p. 533. 
