The War of the Worlds | Characters
The Artilleryman
The narrator first encounters him outside of the window of his house. He is from a regiment of the army that has been destroyed by the Martians’ Heat-Ray, and he is shocked and barely able to speak. They travel together until they come upon a cavalry unit, who tell the artilleryman where he can find a superior officer to whom he can report. The army is in such disarray that he has trouble finding who is in charge. The narrator is separated from him when the Martians attack with their Heat-Ray, and the narrator escapes by diving under the river.
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