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Title: Brown Bess and the Empire
Post by: CarrollMS on June 01, 2020, 10:58:53 AM
Interesting  historical facts on the Brown Bess
https://militaryhistorynow.com/2017/07/05/the-brown-bess-eight-amazing-facts-about-the-musket-that-made-the-british-empire/

Title: Re: Brown Bess and the Empire
Post by: Leadslinger66 on June 01, 2020, 01:40:49 PM
Interesting article. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Brown Bess and the Empire
Post by: CarrollMS on June 01, 2020, 01:58:44 PM
Here is another article. In one part it discusses why soldiers shot high (at North Bridge for instance): a common occurrence with the Brown Bess and it's employment  https://militaryhistorynow.com/2019/03/17/brown-bess-the-story-of-historys-most-famous-musket/
Title: Re: Brown Bess and the Empire
Post by: Black Knight on August 02, 2020, 07:28:42 PM
Both are excellent articles.  Thank you for sharing.