I dont want to hijack this thread but by what Maciek brought forward I like to put down something too.
Most of my sources make the use of 'Battalion guns' depending on the nations army organisation. There were countries who took their gained knowledge from what happened in the TYW and developed systems like the light guns, the Swedes had in use, like the Scots did. Some countries formed their own standing army with a House-Artillery company who would provide personal to man the guns in case of war like the Saxons did. The English must be counted to the number of nations which took the lessons of the wars they fought, i.e., against France, and formed their Royal Artillery as late as 1716.
So, depending on the Nation we are talking about, the Personal manning the guns were either trained gunners or blokes with fuzes.
The term Battalion Guns goes back to what the Swedes used in the TYW. The Regimental gun was what Maciek referred too, guns taken out of the Stocks of an Arsenals or Zeughaus and detached to certain Regiments only to be placed in front of those units OR grouped together to support those Foot Regiments they were detached to.
A detail for Ray referring to the first invention of 'battalion guns'
It was as early as 1728 when Saxony fielded their first 2pdr Geschwindstuecke, who was dedicated to be attached in a supporting role to the Regiments. This is known because in that year King Augustus the Strong gave a pair of these guns as present to the King of Prussia. The system and design was created by a Saxon Artillery officer named Obmaus who served in the GNW with General Wackerbarth.
For ease of reading here is a linke related to the above subject:
http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php? ... References
Hope that didnt go to far and Jim forgives my the slight thread high jacking.
Cheers,
Günter