Cartridge box

A cartridge box is a container used to carry cartridges. It was worn on the soldier's right hip, on a belt in front of the soldier's abdomen ("ventral cartridge box", "gargoussier"), or on a shoulder belt.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ James Kochan (January 2007). Don Troiani's Soldiers of the American Revolution. Stackpole Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8117-3323-6. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
^ Robert J. Moore, Jr.; Michael Haynes (2003). Lewis & Clark, Tailor Made, Trail Worn: Army Life, Clothing & Weapons of the Corps of Discovery. Farcountry Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-56037-238-7. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
^ Richard Bruce Winders (May 1, 2001). Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War. Texas A&M University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-58544-162-4. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
^ René Chartrand (November 2011). The Spanish Army in North America 1700-1793. Osprey Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-84908-597-7. Retrieved July 22, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[Kochan2007-1] James Kochan (January 2007). Don Troiani's Soldiers of the American Revolution. Stackpole Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8117-3323-6. Retrieved July 22, 2013.

[Jr.Haynes2003-2] Robert J. Moore, Jr.; Michael Haynes (2003). Lewis & Clark, Tailor Made, Trail Worn: Army Life, Clothing & Weapons of the Corps of Discovery. Farcountry Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-56037-238-7. Retrieved July 22, 2013.

[Winders2001-3] Richard Bruce Winders (May 1, 2001). Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War. Texas A&M University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-58544-162-4. Retrieved July 22, 2013.

[Chartrand2011-4] René Chartrand (November 2011). The Spanish Army in North America 1700-1793. Osprey Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-84908-597-7. Retrieved July 22, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

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