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Tango0125 Mar 2015 10:54 p.m. PST

"Bauske castle situated on a steep peninsula at the junction of Memel and Musa rivers. Its garrison consisted of 250 infantry of Närke-Värmland tremännings infantry regiment under command of its Lieutenant Colonel Matias Gustav Staёl von Holstein and several artillerymen in 1705. There were 46 cannons (one 14-pdr, two 12-pdr, four 10-pdr, two 9-pdr, one 8-pdr, seven 7-pdr, 10 6-pdr, 10 5-pdr, four 4-pdr and five 3-pdr), eight 20-pdr howitzers (including two without mountings) and four mortars (a 240-pdr, a 140-pdr and two 40-pdr). The garrison was fully supplied with provision, stores and ammunition…"

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Jcfrog26 Mar 2015 4:59 a.m. PST

Hello the mess for guns ammunition…

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