BY MAJOR FRANCIS DUNCAN, M.A., D.C.L., LL.D.,

ROYAL ARTILLERY.

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY REGIMENTAL RECORDS;

FELLOW OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON,

AND OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

"L'histoire de l'Artillerie est l'histoire du progrès des sciences, et partant de la civilisation."