THE artillery is divided into brigades, as appears by the preceding account; and a brigade generally conƒiƒts of 8 or 10 pieces of cannon, with all the neceƒƒaries and furniture belonging to them. Officers are appointed to conduct each brigade, and the whole, according to M. Quincy, marches in the following order.
        "That part of the army, called the Royal Artillery battalion, marches at the head of the train; as many detachments, conƒiƒting of 15 men each, commanded by a lieutenant, are drawn out from this battalion, as there are brigades, for their eƒcort, or guard. When the artillery marches with the army, the military cheƒt is placed at the head of the train."
        There are alƒo a number of pioneers, proportioned to the repairs they ways are ƒuppoƒed to require, who march after the firƒt battalion of royal artillery, and are under the direction of a skilful officer, in capacity of their commander, who is to conduct them in ƒuch a manner as may be moƒt convenient on the march.
        Theƒe are followed by a waggon loaded with tools of all ƒorts, and a light brigade, that is, a brigade compoƒed of piece of the ƒmalleƒt caliber. Then come the equipages of the firƒt commandant, of the ƒecond commandant (if there is one) and of the major of the battalion.
        After theƒe another light brigade, with the equipages of the officers of the battalion; and the equipages of the reƒt of the officers march at the head of the brigades to which the reƒpectively belong.
        The other brigades follow in ƒuch an order as that the heavieƒt, or that which is compoƒed of the largeƒt cannon, may march in the centre; ƒo that if there are ƒix light brigades, there may be three before and three behind this heavy brigade, which is ƒometimes called the park brigade.
        All the brigades, except the park brigade, change places among themƒelves, that is, each one is alternately at the head and in the rear, that the fatigue of each poƒt may be equally divided.
        The rear-guard of the train conƒiƒts of 50 men, draughted out of the royal artillery, and commanded by a captain.
        Each brigade has a captain of the waggons, and two conductors, with a certain number of artificers, to repair ƒuch accidents as may happen in the march.
        The provincial commiƒƒaries march at the heads of their brigades, and ƒee that the officers appointed to conduct them preƒerve the order of the march, and do not quit their poƒt till the brigade arrives at the place intended.