Field artillery cannon, like 6-pounder guns and 20-pounder Parrotts, were towed from location to location by two wheeled carriages called limbers. Teams of six or four horses, grouped in pairs, were harnessed to the limbers, and the left side horses were ridden by "drivers" who controlled the animals.The limbers were also used to transport the cannon's ammunition chests. These chests, when emptied, could be unfastened, removed and replaced with full ones. Tarpaulins or tents were strapped to the tops of these chests and were used to cover the cannon when they were not in use. The cannoneers rode on top of the chests when traveling.
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