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Title: Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Goodrich, Caspar F. (Caspar Frederick), 1847-1925
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Publisher: Washington, Gov't print. off.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Fifth gun mule. Wheels Axle arms, with girth and strap Saddlery, picketing chains, nose-bag, shoes, tarpaulin, &c Lbs. Oz. 193 0 14 4 45 10 Total 948 EG 21 252 14 322
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* Ammunition mule. Lbs. Oz. 2 leather ammunition boxes 41 8 2 canvas cartridge-bags 2 12 16 cartridges 25 0 12 combination fuzes 7 3 6 percussion fuzes 2 6 4 shell filled 29 0 10 shrapnel 70 0 2 case-shot 14 4 Sundries 1 0 Saddlery as on first gun mule 32 10 Reaping hook, stable gear, &c 29 8 Total 255 3 323 Each guns crew consists of 9 men. The total personnel of the batterywas 106 British non-commissioned officers and men and 147 fightingnatives, drivers, &c, all enlisted men. There was the usual allowanceof artificers, viz, a farrier, four shoeing smiths, two collar-makers, andtwo wheelers. The number of followers is given in preceding tables. Besides the battery-mules were 82 others for transporting the campequipage, kits, cooking utensils, &c. These make up a total of 230. Asadditional transport, 78 mules were allotted to the battery, sufficient tocarry 6 days rations. The men are unmounted, except the sergeant-major, the quartermas-ter sergeant, two trumpeters, a far

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