Ordnance included all of the equipment and appliances
necessary for the artillery service. The term was often applied in a limited
sense to refer to pieces of ordnance including all field, siege, garrison,
and naval guns, howitzers, and mortars. In a wider sense the term could be
used to refer to the entire armament of an army including small arms.
Ordnance included all of the equipment and appliances
necessary for the artillery service. The term was often applied in a limited
sense to refer to pieces of ordnance including all field, siege, garrison,
and naval guns, howitzers, and mortars. In a wider sense the term could be
used to refer to the entire armament of an army including small arms.
