WHEN the artillery is arrived at the place appointed for it by the general of the army, it is there lodged, and the ƒpace which it occupies is called the park of the artillery; the ammunition is ranged in the ƒame order as the battalions of the royal artillery, appointed for its defence and ƒervice.
        The figure of the park of artillery is generally that of a rectangular parallelogram, if the ƒituation of the ground does not make another form neceƒƒary.
        The commiƒƒary of the park, according to M. Quincy, marks with pickets the ƒpot on which the firƒt waggon of each brigade is to be placed, and poƒts the reƒt of that brigade on the ƒame line, ƒeparating one brigade from another, ƒo as that when the train marches again, it may be done without confuƒion.
        Some commandants, according to the ƒame author, place the pieces of the firƒt line firƒt, and next theƒe, the waggons containing the ammunition intended for the ƒervice of theƒe pieces; and afterwards place the pieces of the ƒecond line in the ƒame manner, forming the firƒt line with one half of the artillery, and the ƒecond line with the other. Theƒe gentlemen are of opinion that the park may be divided in this order with leƒs confuƒion than in the preceding; the others think that, by placing all the cannon in the firƒt rank, and the proper ammunition behind each brigade, the park is raiƒed, i.e. the artillery renews its march, with as much eaƒe, and with a better effect.
        The arrangement of the artillery however depends upon the will of the commandant, except that he ought always to obƒerve the following particulars, viz. that the pieces of cannon and the carts ought to be two paces diƒtant from each other, the brigades 5 paces, and the lines 40 paces: When there are pontons in the train, they form the laƒt rank and are 40 paces diƒtant from the preceding.
        The park-guard conƒiƒts of 50 men, draughted from the battalions of the royal artillery, who are poƒted overagainƒt the park at the diƒtance of 40 or 50 paces from the front; from theƒe alƒo the centinels of the park are draughted, two of which are poƒted at each rank, ƒword in hand, and without fire-arms.
        The battalions of the royal artillery are placed at the right and left of the park, and the carriage-horƒes at about 300 paces diƒtance, on the right or left, in a commodious place, where they may be out of danger.
        When the army is encamp'd in form, in a field or open place, the artillery is placed overagainƒt the centre of the firƒt line formed by the troops, at the diƒtance of 3 or 400 paces from the front of this line, if the ground will permit; otherwiƒe it is placed at the diƒtance of 2 or 300 paces behind the centre of the ƒecond line.
        About 100 paces before the park, three advanced pieces of cannon are planted, charged, and ready to be fired, which are called alarm pieces, becauƒe they are uƒed to call in, on a ƒudden, the troops which are foraging, when there is a neceƒƒity of ƒo doing, and to give the alarm for the whole army to put itƒelf under arms, or for any other purpoƒe to which the general thinks proper to appoint them. A cannoneer is always poƒted near theƒe pieces, with a match ready lighted.