664 
ACHIEVEMENTS OF FIELD ARTILLERY. 
Including the lines of wagons, which were in rear and as far as 
possible under cover, the strengths were as follows :— 
Officers. 
Men. 
Horses. 
Horse Artillery Battery . 
4 
150 
207 
Light Field „ . 
4 
145 
124 
Heavy „ „ . 
4 
151 
126 
At the battle of Gravelotte on the 18th of August, to which that of 
Vionville led up, the German artillery certainly played a most pro¬ 
minent part, even if it cannot claim quite so predominant a share in 
the results of the day as in the fight just spoken of. More than 500 
guns were standing in action when night closed in, divided broadly 
into three great masses. On the right of the German line of battle 
BATTLE OF GBAVFLOTTF. — 18th August, 1870. 
(At the end of the Engagement). 
iT)und Gravelotte, were placed astride the high road, including one at 
