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Matross
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the name (now obsolete) for a soldier of artillery, who ranked next below a gunner. The duty of a matross was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns. They were provided with firelocks, and marched with the storewagons, acting as guards. In the American army a matross ranked as a private of artillery. The word is probably derived from Fr. matelot, a sailor.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Matross'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/matross.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Matross'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/matross.html. 1910.
