Lexicographical Neighbors of Pontoniers
Literary usage of Pontoniers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"The force of the enemy supporting the pontoniers immediately opened a heavy fire
with ... Each attempt of the pontoniers to continue their work was met by a ..."
2. The Military Laws of the United States: Relating to the Army, Volunteers by United States, John F. Callan (1868)
"... one company of sappers, miners, and pontoniers, to he called engineer soldiers;
whwh company shall he composed of ten sergeants, or master-workmen, ..."
3. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the edited by Marcus Benjamin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick, Gerald Van Casteel, George Jotham Hagar (1920)
"The duties of pontoniers, or constructing temporary military bridges, ... In 1846
a company of "sappers, miners, and pontoniers " was organized as part of ..."
4. Organization of the Bridge Equipage of the United States Army: With by United States Army. Corps of Engineers (1870)
"The number of pontoniers required for the execution of the operations above
described, with bridges of different lengths, may be ascertained from the ..."
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