Friday, April 23, 2010

Colonial muskets during the War for Independence only shot from 40 to 50 feet. A lucky colonist could get about 2 or 3 shots off before the Redcoats were close enough to use bayonets.
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  1. Joe B.April 23, 2010 at 8:51 PM

    This fact was learned from Mr. Harold Batie in his lecture on the Revolutionary War, "The Continental Line."

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