He continued onward into enemy terrain and destroyed a recently abandoned German fieldpiece with a demolition charge placed in the breech. |
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The gun, a 6-pounder fieldpiece, was delivered and set up July 2, 1863, and used that year during Independence Day exercises. |
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Some were even stamped on the right front of their slides with small images of the famed French 75mm fieldpiece, a clever marketing ploy guaranteed to appeal to Gallic pride. |
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