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Definition of Fieldpieces
1. fieldpiece [n] - See also: fieldpiece
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fieldpieces
Literary usage of Fieldpieces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Class Book of American Literature: Consisting Principally of Selections (1826)
"While their fieldpieces kept the Americans at ... The British fieldpieces began
to lose their terrour. ..."
2. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... and two fieldpieces were kept behind the town in reserve for sallies ; but
most ofthe artillery in the island was mounted after the investment, ..."
3. Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions by Edward Everett (1836)
"While their fieldpieces kept the Americans at bay, the reinforcement drew up in
a hollow square, into which, says the British historian, they received the ..."
4. Report on the Medico-military Aspects of the European War from Observations by Archibald Magill Fauntleroy (1915)
"The artillery used by the opposing forces, with the exception of the light
fieldpieces, has been undergoing various changes since the war began, ..."
5. The Family Tourist: A Visit to the Principal Cities of the Western Continent by Charles Augustus Goodrich (1848)
"The West Bridge on Milford road was taken up, and several fieldpieces were carried
thither, and some slight works thrown up for the defence of that pass. ..."
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