The garrison had been left with only one hundred and fifty rounds of ammunition for each eighteen-pounder while the six-pounders were as badly provided!
Morris; two eighteen pounders drawn by twenty yoke of oxen and commanded by Lieutenant Churchill, and lastly, the fourth infantry under Major Allen.
The enemy's left had been driven back in confusion; and, as their cannonade ceased, the road remained free for the advance of our eighteen-pounders close to the first position that had been occupied by the Mexican cavalry.
Accordingly General Taylor ordered the supply train to be parked at its position and left under the guard of two twelve-pounders and the fatal eighteens which had done such signal service on the 8th.
The battalion was instantly formed into square and held ready to receive the charge; but when the advancing squadrons were within close range, a storm of canister from the eighteen-pounders dispersed them.
Hatchets or pounders (for it is doubtful to which class they belong), with handle yet attached.
Pounders similar to the preceding group, but smaller.
Some nine-pounders were soon got up, and commenced pounding their columns.
Major Arentschildt's Brigade of nine-pounders (Portuguese) did much execution at this place.
The troops who so gallantly protected the retreat of their comrades, managed also to save all the artillery, except two heavy 32-pounders and several light howitzers.
A Chinese gunsmith had supplied the necessary weapons, and had himself mounted the two six-pounders upon the deck.
On the edge of the water south of the village was the half moon redoubt called Fort Porter, armed with four twenty-pounders and two fieldpieces, and manned by about forty men under Lieutenant Lewis, of the United States army.
While these arrangements were being made Captain Morris had mounted nine short eighteen-pounders from the Adams upon the high bank over Crosby's wharf, and placed them in charge of his first lieutenant, assisted by the other two.
At last some one saw the flash, after which our naval gun and fifteen-pounders picked up the range with admirable celerity, immediately silencing the opposition.
Our fifteen-pounders endeavoured to reply, but, in spite of digging deep holes for the trails, were unable to reach the ridge from which the Boers were firing.
Only a pair of 6-pounders bore on Riley, and they fired high.
But this appeared to Twiggs quite unnecessary, and hence the Mexicans could observe not only the troops but four mountain howitzers, four 6-pounders, and two 12-pounders gleaming in the sun.
Consequently, instead of waiting, as had been the plan, until the 24-pounders had perceptibly shaken the mill, the stormers advanced and masked those guns when some ten rounds had been fired.
Steptoe had two 12-pounders and two 24-pound howitzers.
The four 16-pounders were at D, and commanded the highway.
With two 6-pounders he fired all day on the weak, plaza face of San Jose.
By March 12, four 16-pounders from Vera Cruz arrived at the national bridge.
The heavy 68-pounders were then brought up, manned by sailors, under command of that noble Crimean hero, Captain Peel, R.
The twelve-pounders let go at the row of lights, and as the smoke rolled away there came a muffled roar, and in an instant, it seemed to Frank, the air was full of shells.
Her long gun had been torn away from its fastenings and thrown across the ship, the shields about the twelve-pounders were battered down, and the brave men who had served them were stretched motionless.
The twelve-pounders spoke together, belching out balls of fast revolving smoke, and spurring the ship on with their recoil.
Shot after shot the twelve-pounders of the Frenchman drove like dun hail at the white timbers of the yacht, and her masts and spars were flying.
The carronades on her flush decks were replying valiantly to the twelve-pounders of the brig.
By the 24th the chief engineer had thirteen twenty-four pounders in position against the place.
Mack's 20-pounders commanded the bayou road, and Duryea went into battery in advance of the centre, between Paine and Weitzel.
Three 24-pounders were dismounted, and of these one was completely disabled.
All these, except two thirty-two pounders and several carronades, which were spiked and left, were taken to Island No.
The vessel also carries four bronze nine pounders which they will use against you.
The captured nine pounders were now helping to block the passage, but the brass twelve pounderson the supply fleet replied.
The brass twelve-pounders on the boat had opened fire, and with shot after shot they were searching the dark thickets, whence cries of rage now came.
From its decks the nine pounders were fired fast and often with precision, and the majority of the Spaniard's desperate band found shelter there also, firing with rifles, muskets, and pistols.
Word was passed that a party of forty men were to take four 6-pounders from the Greenwich, and put them in position on a small hill overlooking the harbor and our encampment ashore.
She had eight eighteen-pounders mounted, and might have held us in check long enough to show that English sailors are the gluttons at fighting which they claim to be.
The drag-ropes were manned, and the 24-pounders wheeled abreast of the first line of skirmishers just as if they had been light field-pieces.
I have read some accounts that mentioned 68-pounders, but this is a mistake; the 68-pounders had to be left at Allahabad when we started, for want of cattle to drag them.
All of us sandalwooding ships carry a few nine-pounders as well as plenty of small arms.
The artillery practice in the fort after his arrival and the thunder of the 32 and 64-pounders and the smell of the burning powder weakened his boyish enthusiasm somewhat.
Then at last the long 18-pounders on the gun-deck got a word in.
Upon his right showed the raw red ridge of the earthworks, where two ancient seven-pounders were entrenched in charge of a handful of Cape Police.
From dawn until dark the ancient seven-pounders of her batteries had banged and grumbled, her Maxims had rattled defiance from Kopje Fort, and the Nordenfelt released its showers of effective, death-dealing little projectiles.
With this the leader determined to blow up the hut, for he had given up all idea of pursuing the fugitives, he and his men being too much exhausted for that.
Reflecting that a thoroughbred hunter could not clear the stream, even in daylight, he tried to pull up, but his horse refused.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pounders" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
