Manoeuvres with the gun
Чер. 1	Disposition of the gun in the park (§ 2)
Чер. 2	Disposition of the servant near the gun in the park (§ 3)
Чер. 3 (§ 17)	To hook the gun for advancing. At order Gun forward hook, No. 5 and No. 7 go to the limonière and catch with their right hand the left and right shaft respectively. Then, No. 1 and 2 catch with their two hands the spokes of the wheels each from his side, and No. 3 and 4 catch the frames near the trail, each from his side. In this way, they raise the trail up to the waist. At the order March, the gun sergeant places himself 6 paces from the trail, and the driver of the wheels horse attaches the limonière to his horse. The others drives place themselves in the following order : the carriage and barrel horses behind the gun two paces from each other, then the ammunition sergeant three paces from them and finally the ammunition horses in column two paces from each other. When the limonière passes the line of the axis, No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 attach the gun to the limonière. Then the driver of the wheels horse approaches the sergeant on one side, No. 1 and 2 line up to the right and left of the of the axe, No. 3 and 4 facing the trail, No. 5 and 7 a quarter pace to the right and left of the lifting handle.
Чер. 4 (§ 18)	To unhook the gun for advancing. At the order Gun unhook, No. 4 returns to the trail and with his right hand pulls the out the strap through the hole of the pin, and with his right hand the pin itself. Then No. 1 and 2 catch with their two hands the upper spokes of the wheels, each from his side, No. 3 and 4 put their left hand under the trail lifting handle, and their right hand under the frame, each from his side. No. 5 and 6 go to the first pack horse to unload the bags, and No. 7 pull the limonière out. The driver of the wheels horse brings his horse forward one pace and N. 7 catch the wheels. At the order On the left right about – March, the gun sergeant goes from his place and with all the drivers, turning with his right shoulder in an arc 6 paces across, stops about 25 paces to the right and about 50 paces back from the gun. The driver of the wheels horse place himself one pace behind him. The other horses line up in column, with the ammunition horses behind the gun horses. No. 1 and 2, acting on the wheels, and No. 3 and 4, acting on the trail, turn the trail to the side of No. 2, then put the trail on the ground and stand as in § 3. No 6 stops on the right side of the first pack horse.
Чер. 5 (§ 19)	To hook the gun for retreating. At the order Gun backwards hook, the servants do as in § 17. At the order March, the gun sergeant goes 6 paces from the right side of the gun and, aligning himself with the muzzle, turns with his right shoulder forward and brings the vehicle according to § 17. The drivers and the servants take up their respective positions as shown in the picture.
Чер. 6 (§ 20)	To unhook the gun for retreating. At the order Gun unhook – March, the gun is unhooked form the limonière as in § 17. At the order Go away march, the gun sergeant, the gun drivers and the driver of the second ammunition horse lead their horses at a half-left trot behind the flank of the gun as in § 18. The servants line up as in § 3.
Чер. 7 (§ 22)	To load the gun from battle order to advancing order. At the order Gun load forward, No. 1 takes the limonière out of its nest and pushes it into the front part of the carriage, then takes away the cap of the right trunnion. No. 2 takes out the sight and put it in his leather case, moves the elevating gear to insert its lower end between the frames, and takes away the cap of the left trunnion. No. 3 unties the lifting bars, removes the clevis with the nail from the right wheel, and push the lifting bar halfway up the barrel’s muzzle. No. 4 removes the clevis with the nail from the left wheel and hooks the lifting bar to the breech block handle. No. 5 and 6 go to the wheels horse and together with No. 7 unharness it. The gun drivers unfasten the straps, with which the loads will be tied to the saddle. At the order March the gun sergeant and the drivers line up with the barrel horse two paces in front of the guns and two paces to its right, the carriage and the wheels horses behind it, two paces away from each other. The first ammunition horse stops two pace behind the wheels horse and the second ammunition horse three paces behind the first one. The gun sergeant stands the right of the barrel horse, facing the saddle. Then No. 1, 2 and 3 raise the barrel up to the height of their belt, carry it over the wheels and lift it from the left side of the horse with the breech part forward. When No. 2 orders Raise the barrel with the aid of the sergeant put the barrel on the saddle, binding it with the barrel strap. No. 4 moved the front part of the carriage so that No. 5 and 6 can easily take out the right and the left wheel respectively, and load them on the saddle of the wheels horse, leaving only two spokes between the hooks of the saddle. Then No. 7 with the aid of No. 5 and 6 places the limonière on the wheels, tying both to the saddle with the front and back straps. Then No. 1, 2 and 3 raise the carriage to the height of their shoulders and bring it to the carriage horse. When No. 2 orders Raise the carriage, they put it on the saddle with the help of No. 4, tying it with the two front and the two rear straps. The sergeant controls that the carriage and the wheels are properly packed, and when all the parts of the gun are packed, he stands a pace in front of the lead horse. The servants take the following places : No. 1 and 2 to the left and to the right of the barrel horse, No. 3 and 4 to the left and the right of the carriage horse, No. 5 and 7 to the left and to the right of the wheels horse, No. 6 to the right of the first ammunition horse.
= § 23	To load the gun from towed advancing order to advancing order. At the order Gun load forward, the servants unhook the gun as in § 18 and turn it with the trail to the boxes. Then they do as in § 22. At the order March, the drivers by the shortest route lead their horses and line up them as in § 22. The gun sergeant and the servants load as in § 22.
Чер. 8 (§ 24)	To load the gun from battle order to retreating order. At the order Gun load backwards – March , the servants do as in § 22, but with the barrel and the carriage carried from the right side of the gun. When loading, the gun sergeant and No. 4 stand again on the left side of barrel and carriage horses. Drivers lead their horses as in § 22, but come to the gun, turning their horses. After loading, the gun sergeant stands on the right side of the barrel horse against his neck.
= § 25	To load the gun from towed retreating order to retreating order. At the order Gun load backwards, the gun is unhooked as in § 20 and the trail is put on the ground. The servant do everything else as in § 22. At the order March, the drivers lead their horses to the same place as in § 24. The loading is done according to § 22.
Чер. 9 § 26	To unload gun from loaded advancing order to battle order. At the order Gun unload forward, No. 1 and 2 with the aid of No. 3 and 4, from the left side, untie the carriage straps and No. 5, 6 and 7 the wheels straps. At the order March, the barrel horse turns with its right shoulder forward and stops 4 paces from the left side of the carriage horse, with its head towards the boxes. The gun sergeant unties the barrel strap, push the lifting bar into the gun muzzle and hooks the breech lifting bar onto the breech handle. No. 1, 2 and 3, coming from the left side, together with No. 4, who during unloading always remains on the right side, raise the carriage over the saddle, carry it over the left side of the carriage horse and put it on the ground with the forehead forward, on the left side of the carriage horse. No. 7 takes off the limonière and carries it behind the wheels horse. No. 5 and 6 remove the wheels and pull them on the axle, then harness the wheels horse. No. 4 raises the front part of the carriage until No. 5 and 6 have fixed the wheels. Then No. 1, 2 and 3 with the aid of the gun sergeant raise the barrel over the saddle. No. 1 closes the cap on the right trunnion, No. 2 closes the cap on the left trunnion, puts the sight in its socket, and pulls the elevating gear down. No. 3 puts the clevis with the nail into the right end of the axle and ties the lifting bars in their place. No. 4 puts the clevis with the nail into the left end of the axle. Finally the servants take place as in § 3. After unloading their horses, the drivers, except for the barrel and the first ammunition horse, turn their horses to left and go behind the flank as in § 18. After the unloading of the barrel and the first ammunition horse, they go to the other horses.
Чер. 10 § 27	To unload gun from loaded retreating order to battle order. At the order Gun unload forward, servants do as in § 26, but, after being unloaded, the carriage turns with the front part forward. At the order March, the driver of the barrel horse starts half right and stops his horse four paces to the right of the carriage horse. After unloading, servants stand as in § 3 and horses as in § 18.
= § 28	To unload gun from loaded advancing to towed advancing order. At the order Gun unload, hook forward – March, drivers, horses and servants do as in § 26, turning the trail forward. After being unloading, the carriage horse turns to the left and, together with the barrel horse, stops behind the front part. The wheels horse, after being unloaded, is led in front of the trail, where it is harnessed. Then the servants hook the trail to the limonière as in § 17.
= § 29	To unload gun from loaded retreating order to towed retreating order. At the order Gun unload, hook backwards – March, unloading is done as in § 27, but turning the trail backwards. After being unloaded, horses and servants line up as in § 19 and the trail is hooked to the limonière.
= § 30	To load only the barrel. When the ground allows the carriage to be towed, but the barrel must be loaded up, at the order Gun load the barrel – March, the driver of the barrel horse stops his horse two paces to the right of the axle. The servants loads as in § 23, without unhooking the carriage from the limonière. After being loaded, the barrel horse walks two paces behind the carriage and No. 1 and 2 remain with it.
= § 31	To unload only the barrel. At the order Gun load the barrel – March, the servants unload the barrel as above, then the barrel horse turns to the left and stops behind the carriage horse as in § 17.
Чер. 11	To make a half-turn. At the order Gun half right (half left) – Walk – March, the gun sergeant makes a half turn to the ordered side in an arc with a radius of 3 paces and goes in the new direction. The driver of the wheels horse follows him; the other drivers make each for himself a separate turn towards the order side in an arc with a radius of 3 paces. In this way, the carriage horse is equal to the end of the gun axis, the barrel horse to the carriage horse bit, ammunition sergeant to the barrel horse bit, and the first row of the ammunition horses follow the sergeant, and the remaining rows keep to them the same position as the barrel horse to the carriage horse.
Чер. 12	To turn the gun to the right (to the left). At the order Gun right (left) – Walk – March, the sergeant turns in an arc with a radius of three paces to the ordered side and walks in the new direction. The driver of the wheels horse follows him Other drivers, turning in an arc with a radius of 3 paces, lead their horses, each separately and independently, in the new direction.
Чер. 13	To turn round. At the order Gun right (left) round – Walk – March, the gun sergeant and all the drivers behind him, all separately, turn crosswise in an arc of six paces and walk in the new direction.
Чер. 14	To rolling out. At the order Gun right (left) shoulder forward – Walk – March, the gun sergeant and all the drivers behind him at the same place turn in an arc with a radius of three paces. After turning at the required angle, at the command Straight, the sergeant moves forward in the new direction.