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plan et élévation de l'affût.
123 Muller (1780), op. cit., p. 115; RAI, Adye (1766) op. ci t., p. 57-58.
124 RAI, James, op. crt., p. Il.
125 Ibid., p. 8.
126 Muller (1780), op. cit., p. 115-116, planche XII; RAI, Adye (1766), op. clt., p. 57­
59.
127 Aide-Mémoire (1846), vol. l, "Carriage", planche 30; cf. RAI, RCD Photolithographs,
planche l, "Mountain Service Carriages", 1867.
128 Adrian B. Caruana, "The Introduction of the Block Trail Carriage", The
Canadian Journal: Arms Collecting, vol. 18, ne 1 (févr. 1980), p. 3; Hughes,
Smooth-Bore, p. 67-68.
129 RAI, Defence of the Coast, "An Account of the Field Pieces which His Grace
the Duke of Richmond ordered to be constructed in 1788" par William
Congreve, p. 180-18l.
130 "An Account of the Proposals for the Management of the Heavy Three Pounders
contrived by General Thomas Desaguliers for the Service of Cavalry, made by
Captain William Congreve in the Year 1779", cité dans Caruana, "The Introduction
of the Block Trail Carriage", p. 9.
131 Caruana, "The Introduction of the Block Tr ail Carriage", p. 3-7. Ce bref
résumé s'inspire largement de l'analyse de Caruana. Il a également publié de
nombreux documents d'appoint, p. 7-16.
132 Adye (1813), op. ci t., p. 90.
133 Ibid., p. 390.
134 Donald E. Graves, "A Note on British Field Artillery Equipments of the War of
1812", The Canadian Journal: Arms Collecting, vol. 20, nO 4 (nov. 1982), p. 128­
129. Graves donne des preuves que la crosse à flasque, ainsi que les affûts à
flèche étaient encore expédiés au Canada en 1812.
135 RAI, dessins de Shuttleworth, "Light Six Pounder" et "Plan of a Light Six
Pounder", vers 1820; "Medium 12 Pounder", 1820.
136 Aide-Mémoire (1846), vol. l, "Carriage", planches 19-22, 25, 26, 29, 30 et (1853),
vol. l, "Carriage" planches 8-9.
137 RAI, RCD, photo-lithographies, planches 1, 3, 13, 14, 15.
138 Flèche de pièce de 18 livres, approuvée le 23 févr. 1859; pour les pièces de 32
et de 24 livres, le 31 mars 1860; pour le canon de 8 pouces, le 2 juin 1860.
Quarterly List of Changes, 14, approuvée le 2 mars 1860 et 98, approuvée le 2
juin 1860; RAI, RCD photo-Lithographies, planche 41, "Block Trail Carriage for
18 Pro 38 Cwt. Gun", 1869, et planche 42, "Block Trail Carriages; Details of
Woodwork", 1869.
139 RAI, Borgard, Practice of Artillery, vers 1714; RAI, Borgard, tables, nOS 39, 40,
41, "Dimensions, Weight and Value of Iron Work for Bodies of Travelling
Carriages according to the New Regulation in 1719"; RAI, James, op. ci t., p. 2,
"Dimensions of the Bodies of Travelling Carriages according to the New
Regulation 1719".
140 RAI, Adye (1766), p. 65-67, planche 11; Muller 19780), op. cit., p. 124, planche
XVII.
141 Smith, op. ci t., p. 55.
142 Rudyerd, op. cit., planche 50.
143 Adye (1813), op. cit., p. 90.
144 Hughes, Smooth-Bore, p. 39, 68.
145 RAI, dessins de Shuttleworth, "5 1/2 inch Howitzer" et "Plan of a 5 1/2 inch
Howitzer", vers 1820.
146 RAI, RCD, Photo-lithographies, planche 1, "Mountain Service Carriages", 1867
et planche 4, "4 2/5 in Howitzer Carriage-Colonial Service", 1867.