ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUSKET
From French mousquet, from Italian moschetto arrow, earlier: sparrow hawk, from moscha a fly, from Latin musca.
4 QUOTES WITH «MUSKET»
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musket.
Without a musket to raise, a barricade to storm, a flag to wave, the question hit me in the face like the cold air: 'Who am I?'
About guns, about hunting, it's safe to say I know nothing. The last gun I fired was a musket at Boy Scout camp.
Our freedoms were born in the ideals of the Enlightenment and the musket fires of an historic revolution.
Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSKET»
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First title in the acclaimed Treegate Series.
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With
Musket and Tomahawk: The Saratoga Campaign and the ...
Underneath the umbrella of the Saratoga campaign, countless battles and skirmishes were waged from the borders of Canada southward to Ticonderoga, Bennington, and the approaches to Albany.
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Tomahawk and
Musket - French and Indian Raids in the Ohio ...
This book tells the complete story of these ambitious raids and counter-raids, giving in-depth detail on the forces, terrain, and tactics.
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The rifle
musket in Civil War combat: reality and myth
Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed, and convincing assessment of the rifle musket's actual performance on the battlefield and its impact on the course of the Civil War.
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Redcoat: the British soldier in the age of horse and
musket
Drawing on a wealth of original source material - diaries, letters, memoirs - 'Redcoat' is an anecdotal history of the British soldier from 1700 to 1900.
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Taua:
Musket Wars, Land Wars Or Tikanga? Warfare in Māori ...
The book re-examines the question of whether inter-Maori warfare would have happened anyway, whether or not new military technology was introduced by Europeans.
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A Treatise of the Rifle,
Musket, Pistol, and Fowling-piece: ...
Experiments have been made for the purpose of comparing the rifle with the
musket, in point of accuracy ; and the result agreed on, for the distance of one
hundred yards, is as one toforty. That .is, in the doctrine of chance between the
two, the ...
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With
Musket and Tomahawk, Vol. II: The Mohawk Valley ...
Fluent in English, German, French, and Iro- quois, Dillenbeck was an intellectual
who had quickly adopted the Revolutionary cause. Grabbing Dillenbeck's
bayonet-tipped musket, a Loyalist attempted to wrestle the weapon out of his
hands.
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With
musket, cannon, and sword: battle tactics of Napoleon ...
First published as "Battle Tactics of Napoleon and His Enemies".
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Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV: An ...
Until the beginning of the eighteenth century when the flintlock musket appeared
and was issued to troops, the main infantry weapon was the matchlock musket.
This was used both on the battlefield and in defense, and its range was of ...
Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSKET»
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musket is used in the context of the following news items.
Williamsburg Wants Musket Shooting Range
Colonial Williamsburg wants to create a musket-shooting range and it's one step closer to getting its way. The Williamsburg Planning Commission has endorsed ... «WINA AM 1070, Jul 15»
Alex Morgan On FIFA 16 Cover in US Region
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Cops investigating suspicious death of 94-year-old Queens woman …
... was discovered by her 60-year-old son in her Queens Village home on Musket St. near Hillside Ave. about 3:20 p.m. Saturday, police said. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
Fast finish fine for Dark Musket
Starting a $4.60 second favourite, Dark Musket settled second last for jockey Shaun O'Donnell who was forced to make his run out wide on ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
Match Preview: Boston Breakers vs. Chicago Red Stars
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Chris Tierney Named to MLS All-Star Team
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Plans for Musket-Shooting Range Passes a Hurdle
The musket range would be located between a golf course and the Colonial Parkway. It would include a 20-foot berm behind the target area, ... «The Charlottesville Newsplex, Jul 15»
Guatemalan attacker's future with Revolution shrouded in mystery
Earlier this month, The Bent Musket reported that Ceballos, a Guatemalan ... Stay tuned to The Bent Musket as we continue to track this story. «The Bent Musket, Jul 15»
Fifty West Virginia Mountaineer Football Facts For 2015
With approximately 50 days until kickoff the Smoking Musket provides you with 50 facts related to the upcoming season. Tweet Share on ... «The Smoking Musket, Jul 15»
"When they are destroyed they are gone permanently": Museum …
In the shadows of the spotlights shone on some of the country's most high-profile and lucrative archaeological finds, musket balls – and, to a ... «Culture24, Jul 15»
