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It must study to judge distances under different conditions of atmosphere, hour 
of the day and position the battery occupies, also the influence which altitude has 
on the range of the projectile and on the graduation of time fuzes, also on the best 
means for correcting the shooting in view of the great number of doubtful 
observations which they must take. Shrapnel lire also, under the peculiar 
conditions under which Mountain Artillery has to work, must be carefully 
studied and constant practice is necessary to ensure rapidity in getting the 
battery into action in difficult ground, both by hand and by the mules. 
Frequent marching is necessary as a means of instruction to acquaint the 
officers and men with the care of animals and loads under all sorts of conditions, 
and these marches should not be undertaken by the battery alone, but in con¬ 
junction with other troops and at manoeuvres. 
In the second chapter the author gives the composition of the units of 
Mountain Artillery in Spain. 
A regiment is composed of four batteries of six guns in peace and of six 
batteries and an ammunition column on a war footing. 
Full details are given of the establishment of the batteries. 
A regiment has a full colonel, a lieut.-colonel, 3 majors, 3 captains as adjutant, 
paymaster and quarter-master respectively, 1 lieut., 1 chaplain, 1 surgeon, 1 
riding-master, 2 veterinary surgeons, 1 sergeant-trumpeter, 1 corporal-trumpeter, 
and 1 corporal of scouts. 
The battery is divided into two parts, one being the first or fighting line , formed 
of the guns, each with two loads of ammunition, the loads of spare parts, stores 
and shoes, also four mules with pack-saddles. The second line is called the 
battery ammunition column, which composes the remainder of the ammunition 
loads (three per piece), iron work, material for pack-saddles, veterinary chests, 
provisions, baggage and spare animals. 
The 6-gun battery is divided into two sections of three guns each. This will 
probably be changed into three sections of two guns each. 
Battery on War Footing. 
Batteries 
or 6 GUNS WITH 
OF 4 GUNS. 
2 Sections 
3 Sections 
Captains .. 
1 
1 
1 
Lieutenants ... 
4 
5 
4 
Sergeants . 
6 
6 
6 
Corporals .. 
17 
17 
13 
Trumpeters ... . 
3 
3 
2 
Boys. 
1 
1 
1 
First gunners . 
10 
10 
8 
Second „ . 
154 
158 
110 
Artificers — for pack-saddles 
1 
1 
1 
,, — ,, farrier 
1 
1 
1 
Saddle artificers . 
2 
3 
2 
Blacksmiths ... 
2 
3 
2 
Shoeing-smiths . 
1 
1 
1 
Total. 
. 
... 
. 
198 
204 
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