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The principle small arm weapon of the British side was the Land Pattern Musket, better known by the nickname "Brown Bess". It was a muzzle loading smoothbore musket of .75 caliber. It had a quoted maximum effective range of about 175 yards although it was only truly effective out to about 75 to 100 yards. In well trained hands it could fire about 3-4 rounds per minute.
The Patriots used a variety of weapons including the Brown Bess, the French Charleville musket, and various hunting rifles. The Charleville musket had similar performance to the Brown Bess but fired a slightly smaller .69 caliber bullet. Many militia and irregular Patriot units were outfitted with civilian hunting rifles. Rifles had a longer range than the muskets, out to about 300 + yards, but took about two to three times longer to reload.
The main drawback to the rifle however is that a bayonet could not be attached to it. In a day when even the best firearm could only get off about 4 shots in a minute, a bayonet was a primary weapon.
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He was instrumental in gaining French military equipment, weapons, ammunition and support for the Continental Army.
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They didn't have a full navy, they had very few weapons to fight with, very few men were professionally trained.
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The Frano-American Alliance won the American revolution. French money, weapons, ships and commanders were vital to the American victory.
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The main weapons were swords and muskets. Some muskets had bayonets.
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Warren Moore has written: 'Sail and Stream' 'Weapons of the American Revolution ..' -- subject(s): Military weapons
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Most rural citizens had firearms available but urban areas lacked weapons when the American Revolution began and it seemed essential to provide a Constitutional right to have and bear arms.
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The Russian revolution inherited the weapons industry from the previous regime.
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They would supply both sides with weapons, troops, and financial aid.
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What were the national debts of the Americans and French during the Revolution?
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