Frederick Engels. Amusette

Amusette, a small light cannon carrying a ball of one pound weight, and formerly used for service in mountainous countries. This gun was highly esteemed by Marshal Saxe, but has now gone entirely out of use.

Written between July 11 and 24, 1857

Reproduced from The New Ameri-

can Cyclopaedia First published in The New American Cyclopaedia, Vol. I, 1858