Noun:

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spontoons's Usage Examples:

The other officers are carrying partisans with tassles (captains), spontoons (lieutenants) or halberds (sergeants).

D"Aragona"s galleys were reinforced, each one with 100 muskets, 50 spontoons, 20 bucklers, and 150 chuzos in case it was necessary to arm the rowers.

1830, sergeants in line infantry units no longer carried halberds or spontoons.

are shown, holding halberds to differentiate them from officers with spontoons.

modern and antique, including 77 Brown Bess flintlock muskets, swords, spontoons (spears) and other arms.

to protect the colours a number of experienced sergeants, armed with spontoons, were assigned to the colour party.

They also carried sabers and spontoons, but the reflex bow remained their armament of choice.

British Army officers used spontoons at the Battle of Culloden.

were shown, holding halberds to differentiate them from officers with spontoons.

For the first time the sergeants are shown, holding halberds to differentiate them from officers with spontoons.

holding his commander"s staff, and the other officers are holding their spontoons.

sergeants continued to carry halberds until 1793, when they were replaced by spontoons.

carrying partisans with tassles (captains), spontoons (lieutenants) or halberds (sergeants).