Across
- 4. A large artillery attack.
- 5. The distance around the inside of a gun barrel. Bullets are labeled by what caliber gun they fit.
- 8. Comprising 10 companies and made up of 1,000 – 1,500 men. Four to five
- 9. Small groups of soldiers within regiments which numbered 50 -100 men.Ten companies comprised each regiment.
- 10. Is the end (or side) of an army’s position. Used as a verb, means to move around and attack the side of an enemy’s position, to avoid a frontal attack.
- 11. Forced to retreat.
Down
- 1. A large group of soldiers, commanded by a brigadier general. Brigades consisted of 4 to 6 regiments.
- 2. A branch of the military which was mounted on horseback.
- 3. A branch of the military armed with cannons or other large caliber firearms.
- 6. often made up a brigade.
- 7. A branch of the military in which the soldier travels and fights on foot.
