Feu de Joie, or 'running-fire,' a discharge of musketry into the air, by a line of soldiers, in honour of a victory or other great occasion. It commences with the right-hand man of the line, and passes rapidly down it, each man discharging his rifle after a short but regular interval, till the extreme left of the line is reached.
Feu de Joie
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 601
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