Muskets

Examples

• Spain had 10,000 muskets to modernize by the same system, and the breech-block attachments were made at Ilion. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The night was so dark that the men could not distinguish one from another except by the light of the flashes of their muskets. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Hears his number called, hears himself challenged, hears the rattle of the muskets, hears the orders 'Make ready! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He imitated the action of a man's being impelled forward by the butt-ends of muskets. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The soldiers had their muskets, but no ammunition, while there were tons of it close at hand. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• This was accomplished for the first time in America at the Remington plant, in making Harper’s Ferry muskets. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The infantry with their muzzle-loading muskets could not keep up a steady enough fire to wither determined cavalry before it charged home. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Deep ditch, single drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight great towers, cannon, muskets, fire and smoke. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Vot for should any man vont fore to see great many muskets, all put straight togeter fore to do noting? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Muskets with straight grooves are said to have been used in the fifteenth century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The soldiers thought I wanted to leave the city, and they sprang up and barred the way with their muskets. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Muskets were thrust into the carriage: Your passports? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The infantry under General Taylor was armed with flint-lock muskets, and paper cartridges charged with powder, buck-shot and ball. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• His men resumed their muskets and fell in. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The wooden walls of the navies disappeared as a defence after the conflict between the Monitor and the Merrimac, and muzzle-loading muskets became things of the past. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• I don't vont fore to see de muskets! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Cannon, muskets, fire and smoke; but, still the deep ditch, the single drawbridge, the massive stone walls, and the eight great towers. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Many of them had arrived but a day or two before and were hardly able to load their muskets according to the manual. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• They assembled, their muskets were loaded, and even pointed at the breasts of their so called enemies. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Deep ditches, double drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight great towers, cannon, muskets, fire and smoke. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• They carried their muskets while out of camp and made every man they found take the oath of allegiance to the government. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• At Vicksburg 31,600 prisoners were surrendered, together with 172 cannon about 60,000 muskets and a large amount of ammunition. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

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