| 单词 | musket |
| 例句 | Come to the city pier, we stepped forth upon enemy soil and charged our muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We went above; we formed; we fired a single volley with our muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They will give us food from their recent harvest in exchange for our copper, hatchets, swords, and muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I wonder if he will actually give them swords and muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z True, Rab had got the musket he craved, but Pumpkin wasn’t going to get his farm. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At least he is not making me carry my heavy musket on the hike to Werowocomoco. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z For example, in 1808 a British sailor named Charlie Savage equipped with muskets and excellent aim arrived in the Fiji Islands. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z An older man of some fifty or sixty years walked among the others of our Regiment, offering a compound in a bowl which he spread on muskets as a blessing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Rab did not say much when Johnny showed him the musket he had got for him, but his eyes glowed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a single musket ball and just enough gunpowder for one shot. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “The first time I fired a musket, I almost blew my hand off.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z She rushes up to us and stands bravely in front of the loaded muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The watch walked the walls above us, their muskets at ready. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Some clutched arms that had been shattered by British or Hessian musket balls. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Last night, when the rebels reached the quays in their march of invasion, we heard musket- or rifle-shots fired at our fleet, and hoped to acquit ourselves in a contest with these bold scoundrels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Another musket cracked fire, but this was more distant. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And Nate’s musket ball joined theirs in the blizzard of metal sweeping up the hill. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The British troops rose, their bayonets flashing at the ends of their muskets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers in red marched ranked down private avenues, muskets held at ready. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He called his orders, and a file of Marines presented their muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We are forbidden to give the Indians muskets or swords, but Captain Smith is giving them cannons? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Captain Smith does not trade away a single sword or musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He would never have to face the round eye of death at the end of a musket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The two boys were standing close to a stack of muskets. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of our colonists have burned the natives’ houses, stolen from their gardens, robbed valuables from their temples, beat the people with clubs, and shot them with muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Those who saw him said that he fired his musket even as an arrow went right through his beard. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z ‘Rab stood here ... just about where we are standing now. He did not go when Major Pitcairn told them to disperse, he kept on standing—with the other men—his musket in his hands.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Our guards approach them, still carrying their muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I be fightin’ for my freedom,” the boy said, pretending to hold a musket. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he was out the other side of town, and there were piles of stacked Union muskets, blankets and canteens and wagons, the abandoned implements of war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From it he took a small bundle of food, a couple of coins, and a flintlock musket. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw lost hats, uniforms, muskets even, and he saw a group of men getting a horse out of a pit. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the course of the next 15 years, New Zealand was convulsed by the so-called Musket Wars, as musketless tribes either acquired muskets or were subjugated by tribes already armed with them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The musket balls don’t even come close to them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z "If my actions will cause a race riot, you had better grease up your muskets,” replied the independent Austin, "for I am going back Monday to pursue this cause.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z One mistake and the musket could blow up your hand. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they lie flat on the ground, muskets pointed at the stream of blue uniforms picking their way up the grassy slope. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We did not tarry, but Charles, who is ever practical in his considerations, swept in to secure the man’s musket and powder horn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Paul spent the night frantically helping to build fortifications—dirt walls and ditches that could protect them from musket fire. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He seemed so powerful, holding his musket and bayonet in two large hands across his chest. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z To fire muskets is not an act of war, but a routine with which we, ranked in concert, take up the hours between ten and noon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He knew that the soldier, returning from guard duty, was going, absent-mindedly, to leave his musket on a pile of straw. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And Pumpkin had left behind him his musket and uniform. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On the Canaan town green, the militia practiced loading and firing their muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You said you could shoot. Get a musket from the tavern. You’re needed.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The bayonets fixed to the ends of their long muskets flashed in the sun. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He was leaning on his musket with his head bent forward, and I suddenly realized that he was asleep. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Three soldiers stepped in front of him and raised their muskets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, Captain Smith does not bring me a musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, thanks to Revere and Dawes, church bells rang and muskets fired—warning signals from the Patriot network that the British were coming. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he picked up the Hessian’s musket and bayonet and put it over his shoulder. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z And their muskets had extra killing power—a sharp sword attached to the end—a bayonet. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Most rifles and muskets at the start of the war were single-shot muzzle-loaders, that is, a bullet was inserted through the front, or muzzle, of the weapon. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A dusty blond shadow erupted from the woods at that moment, both hands shakily holding the musket. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They ranged in age from sixteen to sixty and were carrying a motley collection of muskets and swords and pistols. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I listen, but succumb to anxiety—lose all distinction between left hand and right—fumble the musket—find myself marching into my companions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Richard and I hurry to put on our armor and ready our muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Four muskets leaned against a tree, the branches of which hung over the water. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A simple example is the spread of muskets among New Zealand’s Maori tribes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Squared scarlet shoulders—and on each shoulder a musket. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Clutching my musket, I ran back toward him; and was stopped in my progress by Pro Bono, who, sensible of the pause in my flight, had returned to see what delayed me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Some of the gentlemen pitch in and work hard, but most of them just take turns standing guard, their muskets ready, with slow matches smoking. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Four horsemen armed with muskets blocked our way. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His dreams were filled with horror—of unblinking Hessian eyes, Samuel’s body crumpled on the ground, the explosions of cannons and muskets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Even Nathaniel, who is sixteen by now, makes a fool of himself, strutting around in his armor, making a show of his musket and sword. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Nothing concealed our antagonists; they crouched in rustic garb, armed with rifle and musket, in the ferns across the narrows, firing and reloading without haste or concern. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She looks at the muskets leaning against the wall and gives them a wide berth. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z On the cry of “Aim!” a line of horizontal musket barrels points directly at the blue wall. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In a knot of tangled arms, legs, and muskets, the four of them wedged into the doorframe. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Three soldiers wearing homespun shirts and carrying muskets walked past the window, laughing loudly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a flintlock musket, almost six feet long, butt and stock of polished wood. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Tripping and lifting out Olakunde and the sack of muskets, we floundered through the water to the grass, captives again of the grosser elements. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After fifteen minutes, those of us who do not suffer the sickness were admitted up on the quarterdeck with our muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “We heard that the British shoot first. And if you don’t die from a musket ball to your gut, they’ll finish you off with a quick stab in the heart with a bayonet.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the door the officer stood aside while the soldiers battered the door with their muskets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Six British guards stood warming their hands, their muskets leaning against the small pile of firewood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But they also used muskets for a new type of warfare: long-distance raids against Maori tribes hundreds of miles away, carried out in order to outdo rivals in acquiring slaves and prestige. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Along with the shouts of men and women, every dog in the city was barking alarm, pigs squealed underfoot, and occasionally a musket would fire, which led to shouted oaths and yelps. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual he walked the horse through the British encampment, through the idle men, stacked muskets, military stores, camp kitchens. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The only activity is two laborers chopping firewood and a soldier sitting outside his cabin cleaning his musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A roar of muskets came from one side, followed by another. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Every musket had a bayonet, and there was not one old fowling piece among them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny never understood how the horse could run so fast without tripping over tent pegs, campfires, stacks of muskets, sheep bought for slaughtering. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was of the militia, and had a musket hanging upon his shoulder. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A Young Man dashed down two flights, a musket clamped in each hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Being called to stand to arms again, we rose, stooping, and took up our muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The Corporal had a musket in his hands and was reloading. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘No muskets. Death to any man who fires!’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time she turned a corner, she expected a posse on horses, with torches and muskets and mean smiles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then they saw Denny, Watson, and Jensen appear at the rail—with muskets. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And, boy, was it hard to get the muskets to fire right! I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Clippinger did not speak, but opened the bag and gave us our wet muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Cannons and musket fire seemed to be crackling on both sides of him. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Wishing to acquit my honor, I stood firm and handed my musket to Slant, who blinked in soft concern. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Captain Smith looks up from cleaning his musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They are tired, dragging their muskets as they walk. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z More goons from the Kidnapping Club sat astride each trike, rifled muskets trained on the front gate. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Thousands of musket balls flew through the air. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Then they shot off a round of musket fire to celebrate. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Captain Smith decides that now that some of us are well, every able-bodied man must be skilled at using a musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She quickly tied a bonnet under her chin and left, the back door closing behind her with the sharp sound of a musket shot. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had gone only three paces when the musket went off with a terrific roar. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Curious to consider that, were it not seized, this very musket had been used against us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He said that the Spaniards wiped out more Indians with smallpox than with muskets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His silver cap was next to him, the musket and bayonet near his feet. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z There was an echoing rap of a musket against the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Bono, Will, and I stood with our muskets at ready while the others lit the place afire with their burning torches. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Those savages will understand the power in a musket—that’s all they need to know,” they say. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They fanned out across the waterfront, their muskets primed and held at the ready position. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was those different rat, tat, tats that told the men which way to turn, how fast to march, when to load their muskets, and when to shoot. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z We took our muskets from the sack and affixed our bayonets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This I did too, with my musket clutched absurdly in one hand, and clutched in my head, the fevered hope that once crossed, the river should absolve us of scent, and the dogs lose us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Have you ever seen those little eyes at the end of a musket? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The hovel fell silent, then the canvas was pushed aside and the father stepped out, a musket in his hand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Will you go up and fetch down the musket from the back chamber?’ he asked her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We found some pieces of metal that could have been musket balls from the Revolutionary War. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It was at this moment that three more rebel muskets discovered themselves in the dark of the barn, and fired at our flank—causing great confusion, though I believe none was struck. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Through the curtains of the windows he could see the muskets. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A musket cut down one of Sybil’s carpenters—he held a baby in his arms and they both crashed to the ground. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They haven’t seen the gold lace on the generals, those muskets—all so alike, and everyone has a bayonet. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys saw a flash from somewhere behind them and a musket shot cracked across the night, dinging a lamppost they were passing. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Johnny could hear the rattle of the men’s muskets as they came to attention, and then, all together, four drummers let their sticks fall as one. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Smith says we will continue to train each week until that tree is full of musket shot. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I search the box for more treasures and find the round pieces of white metal that Papa thought were musket balls and two British half cents from Concord. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Many of them have their muskets ready with slow matches burning. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He carries his musket and has not one, but two bandoleers of gunpowder strung across his chest. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Men scurried past us without so much as their muskets, leaping into the ditch we had dug across the promontory, and confusion everywhere reigned supreme. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When his father finished his workday, the fruit of his labor lay before him: a musket, a rake, a wagon spring. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Row upon row of identical tents, cook fires, tethered horses of officers, camp followers, stacked muskets, the quick, smart pacing of sentries. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Rebel soldiers were dashing everywhich direction on the street, muskets in their hands, officers bellowing loud. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indian men keep coming, and I see our guards prepare to fire their muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A musket ball ricocheted off the armored plating around the brachy’s saddle a few feet from them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The musket shot sounded like an explosion as it was fired at the alligator. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan looked over at the edge of the field, where his father’s flintlock musket leaned against a stump. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The Corporal carried a musket in his right hand while his left rested on Jonathan’s shoulder. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Each musket ended with a wicked round eye—watching him so it seemed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A hundred muskets fired at me, point blank. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In fact, it was as hard as a rock Load a musket with it and you could have shot a rhino. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z As it was, she merely stipulated, “If you bring the boy back with his head blown to bits by a musket, don’t look to me to put it together again.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Someone fired a musket, and a woman shrieked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the training ground the soldiers were settling down to eat breakfast, dumping their packs on the ground, and stacking their muskets into neat little tepees, four or five together. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Missy yelped as another musket ball slammed into her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He lifts his musket, but it is beaten out of his hands by Master Archer. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Gluck was armed with an incredibly heavy musket, a singleshot museum piece with an octagonal barrel and a smooth bore. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A solid block of redcoats faced out, presenting their muskets at the market people and inhabitants. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nine train bands we have ready in Hartford county. Nigh unto a thousand men. Let him look into a row of muskets and he’ll change his tune!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The first time I fire my musket the kick nearly throws me onto the ground. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Flashes of musket and shotgun fire burst from the Ocarrion as it rattled off at a moderate pace in the opposite direction from her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The rebel canoes spilled from the creeks and darted across the inlet, muskets firing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The musket ball streaked out of the barrel like a comet, trailing flames and smoke. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z We awakened to the ringing of the Meeting House bell, the firing of warning muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a flash and an explosion as the musket jerked against his body, spinning him halfway around. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The outcome was that musket technology had spread throughout the whole of New Zealand by 1833: all surviving Maori tribes now had muskets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A rapid rattle of musket shots came from a completely unexpected place. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Those northern Maori tribes with the earliest access to Europeans thereby became the first tribes to acquire muskets, which gave them a big military advantage over all the other tribes lacking muskets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the plesiosaur riders were probably readying their artillery, or simply loading their muskets to enfilade them as soon as they were in range. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Montez in a blue army uniform, trudging along toward battle with an old rifled musket, shoulders slumped. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He talks about American history, If the American farmer, with flintlock and musket, could wrest from the English a continent, surely we, warriors ever, can recover our island. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Our soldiers aim their muskets into the dark forest. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But by the time the first musket shot rings out, theIndians are already leaving, creeping away silently on hands and feet like bears. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The taller of the two Indians points to the muskets, then to his longbow. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Oh they looked tough—unshaven and dirty, wearing swords and pistols, and muskets tucked in behind their saddles. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good point. I’d prefer not to be bitten, personally. Look at this old musket! Ashton’s got quite a collection here.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Nate quickly ripped off the coat and silver hat and tossed them into a bush, along with the musket and bayonet. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He swept the musket up, the bayonet pointing straight at me, twenty feet away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And what is worse, it seems to me that their bows and arrows are quicker, more accurate, and can shoot farther than our muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z ‘They’ve caught one of their own men selling a musket to a farmer.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I am told by Will that I should not fear Carolinian numbers so much as Virginian sharpshooters, who, armed with rifles, can far outreach the musket in range and fatal accuracy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He showed him the right way to ram the musket ball down the gun’s barrel. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Clinton wrote a message on a piece of silk that he put in a silver ball about the size of a musket ball. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing some kind of bear-fur coat and toting a musket. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Seeing our numbers drawn up with muskets upon our launch, they did not hesitate to comply, though ’twas said they were rebels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I do not know how long I stood upon the bridge with fire behind me and gunshot around me and soldiers galloping away from the enemy, clutching their muskets to their chests. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z While he slept, a spark must have lit the powder bag—a spark from someone’s pipe or from the slow match on someone’s musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z His eyes searched the room for the muskets. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “My only regret,” I replied, “is that he left behind a musket rather than a rifle, which would have been a greater prize.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We presented our muskets, and the men, struck with fear, held back. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Namontack tells us how the Englishmen kept up a guard half the night, standing with their muskets ready. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They’d show off their scars—thighs chewed up by musket balls, bellies and backs clawed by bayonets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He did not resist them, but simply dropped his musket—and a blade ran across him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z You could see the flash of musket fire, too far away to be heard. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I am disappointed that I won’t be learning to use a musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He blew nigh the top of his head off with an old musket that they had for scarin’ the crows with. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The yells of fighting and sharp crackle of smashing glass blended with dinosaur growls and occasional musket shots in a rising tide of terror that seemed to seep from the streets all around them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The highest body counts arose when a tribe with lots of muskets and potatoes attacked a tribe with few or none. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There were six of them, and they were carrying weapons—mostly old muskets, but one or two of them had swords and pistols. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny and Rab dropped their voices, even in the privacy of their attic, when they discussed these muskets. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow I will learn to use a musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Dinwiddie was 60 years old and had spent most of his career collecting taxes, not shouldering a musket. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Pomp put his lips against the barrel of his musket. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Hears his number called, hears himself challenged, hears the rattle of the muskets, hears the orders ‘Make ready! Present! Cover him steady, men!’ and is laid hands on—and there’s nothin’! Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The Virginian rebels knew this: Their rifles’ range and accuracy extended far beyond the feeble throw of our muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The Hessians kept a few paces apart, their muskets ready, their bayonets fixed as if they were advancing on an enemy. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He will give us food if we bring him what he wants: a grindstone, a rooster and a hen, copper, beads, fifty swords, several muskets, and workmen to build him an English-style house. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They carried muskets topped with long glinting bayonets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z A soldier at the end of the dock picked up his musket and stopped the two men carrying the walnut chest. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Within about two decades following their introduction to the northern end of New Zealand, muskets and potatoes had spread 900 miles to the southern end of New Zealand. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When they were done marching, the men would practice loading their muskets quickly, which seemed to Nate to be the hardest part of being a soldier. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had I plunged into the river and, with convulsive strokes, my hand still holding my musket above the water, set out to cross it, than I saw Olakunde following Bono. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Magdalys heard screams and saw bright flashes as more musket shots rang out. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Rab standing un afraid in the cool gray of earliest dawn, the musket in his hands, the ‘look’ in his eyes—that fierce sudden look. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone who has a sword or a musket keeps it at his side. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z SAT Celebrate with re-enactors with music, 19th Century Artisan and Garden Market, cannon salutes, musket volleys, croquet, activities for all ages, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-05-15T23:42:30Z He places a musket to Ogawa's temple and pulls the trigger. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell 2010-05-10T23:05:00Z When our group reaches freedom, we are greeted by a predominantly black militia firing their muskets and a cannon. In Florida, Solemn Shadows of the Early Underground Railroad 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z A zombie with a Colonial musket shoots Abbie in the arm, and Frank goes toe-to-toe with the Horseman of War. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Casualties of war 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z I even chatted with the re-enactors, who held and described the swords, muskets, axes and decorated rounded shields used in battle. Won Over by the Battlefield 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z It’s startling to realize that Colt was born in 1814, just before British troops carrying flintlock muskets burned the White House. Guns, Gunfights and the Legends of the Wild West 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z But she’s not claiming the process is rigged, nor are her supporters talking about grabbing muskets if the election doesn’t go their way. Dystopias are fantastic in fiction. But do you really want to live in one? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z She exchanges some faux-profound dialogue with Blocker about finding comfort in the finality of death, and even gets to brandish a musket in a key moment, but her utility to the story is mostly accessorial. How the Western got lost: why the genre needs to innovate to survive 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z That is why we no longer carry muskets. Game of Thrones: how to win – by the British army and other experts 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Anavian has, as usual, an exceptional display of ceramic vessels from Iran and Iraq, plus a few elegant muskets. Art Review: New York Arts of Pacific Asia Show in a New Space 2010-03-25T21:27:00Z In 1792 the new Congress adopted the Uniform Militia Act, requiring all free able-bodied white male citizens under 45 to muster with a local militia and equip themselves “with a good musket or firelock.” Books Of the Times: Craig R. Whitney’s ‘Living With Guns’ Nods to Both Sides 2012-12-25T22:41:52Z They pestered their parents for Crockett toy muskets and Crockett bubble gum and Crockett rings and comic books. Fess Parker, Who as Davy Crockett Set Off Coonskin Cap Craze, Dies at 85 2010-03-19T04:38:00Z The American System involved the assembly of manufactured goods – originally rifles and muskets – using interchangeable parts, which led to an enormous increase in efficiency and productivity. The Queen 2012-06-11T11:00:00Z Weapons in the forthcoming Assassin's Creed III, which is set during the American Revolution, include a tomahawk and a musket. Populist: Items of interest this week 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z In the exhibition, unsettling artifacts like slave collars and shackles are on display next to a United States Colored Troops cap pouch and rifled musket and proof of freedom passes. 36 Hours in Gettysburg, Pa. 2013-06-27T23:20:01Z Another detail stands out: the warrior holds a spear in one hand and a gun in the other, one of the flintlock muskets European traders brought to Africa. Angola, Figures of Power - review 2010-11-23T13:59:00Z Almost 200 paintings, engravings, books, maps, muskets, pots and pans — original works of art and everyday items — detail the Pilgrims’ journey from 1604 to 1621. A Fresh Take on the Mayflower’s History 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Among the roughly 3,000 artifacts waiting in the wings include all manner of muskets and rifles, textiles, cups and canteens, art, books, periodicals and manuscripts. Revolutionary treasures await new Philly museum 2012-07-11T14:09:13Z The annual Czech event saw enthusiasts in historical costume wielding muskets, pistols and sabres as they re-enacted the clash, which historians regard as one of the most important battles of the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon feted in Czech reenactment of Battle of Austerlitz 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z The annual Czech event saw enthusiasts in historical costume wielding muskets, pistols and sabres as they re-enacted the clash, which historians regard as one of the most important battles of the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon feted in Czech reenactment of Battle of Austerlitz 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Luckily musket fire is confined to the End Zone Militia at Gillette Stadium. Seattle vs. New England in the supper bowl: how our food cultures compare 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Get past puzzling over why Donald Trump talking about early colonists is in any way edifying, and what you're left with is history in broad strokes presented with the help of reconstructions and CGI muskets. I Am Slave 2010-08-30T05:45:00Z With other like-minded devotees, dressed in full Colonial army regalia and carrying a musket, he once walked 75 miles to Bolivar from Beaver, Pa., recapitulating a march by General Washington’s infantry. In Transit Blog: Headed East, More Hill Than Dale 2011-10-06T16:27:51Z Outside neat rows of white tents, they cleaned flintlock muskets, cooked over campfires in steaming kettles, and ate historically accurate lunches from tin plates. Fort Ticonderoga Re-enacts Dramatic Battles 2013-09-12T19:44:27Z First come the pirates, a scruffy bunch firing their muskets as they make their way down Stonington Borough’s Main Street. Connecticut’s last commercial seaport — Stonington — shines in Mystic’s shadow 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z The word "rifle", rather than "musket", denotes a more recent war, and produces a startling para-rhyme with "bible". Poem of the week: Shepherds by Sasha Dugdale 2013-01-14T10:31:49Z In another, fifth graders shooting turkeys with prop muskets sing a song with the lyric “One little Indian left all alone/He went out and hanged himself and then there were none.” Review: In ‘The Thanksgiving Play,’ Who Gets to Tell the Story? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Among the other treasures are a 13-star “Commander-in-Chief’s Standard” that marked Washington’s presence on the battlefield; the first newspaper printing of the Declaration of Independence; and guns, muskets, canteens and uniforms. Where George Washington Slept (Perhaps Not Well) 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The hole in the shoulder was pierced by the musket ball of a French sniper perched high in the rigging of the Redoubtable. Nelson engages the French again as uniform goes on show in Paris 2013-03-27T16:43:00Z Gen. Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War hero on whom the Mel Gibson movie “The Patriot” is based, was only five feet tall — were as smooth and polished as a musket ball, or as Charleston itself. Cruising the Past, from Baltimore to Charleston 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Crouching under trees on the perimeter, we covered our ears as the muskets exploded in clouds of smoke. Fort Ticonderoga Re-enacts Dramatic Battles 2013-09-12T19:44:27Z “Tourists should bear in mind that much of the interesting ethnic stuff that’s on display is, in fact, stolen, often at the end of a musket.” When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Between the fieldstone foundations and antique muskets on the walls, it wasn’t hard to picture patriots quaffing a few pints here back in the day, after routing some redcoats. A Midwinter Playground in the Hudson Valley 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z It's got all you'd expect from a shipwreck: officers' uniforms, heaps of gold and silver coins, navigational tools, muskets, a skull. Frugal Traveler Blog: An Insider's Itinerary on Sweden's Eastern Coast 2012-07-25T15:19:23Z “I will defend my Second Amendment right to use my musket to defend my Third Amendment right to never, ever allow a British soldier to live in my house.” Mark Russell, Piano-Playing Political Satirist, Dies at 90 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The musket ball pierced Nelson's coat just below the epaulette. Nelson engages the French again as uniform goes on show in Paris 2013-03-27T16:43:00Z These middlemen tribes ferried everything from buffalo robes to slaves, to be traded in exchange for muskets and flintlocks. When Native Americans were arms dealers: A history revealed in 'Thundersticks' 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z For the interlude from “Hamilton,” for example — introduced by video by President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama — it was decided that the number would be performed without the muskets used in the show. ‘Hamilton’ doesn’t hit a record at the Tonys, but dominates the night 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Rai's workshop reverberates with the sounds of metal being hammered and beaten into chain mail, swords, axes, muskets, sabers, spears and helmets. Indian businessman is weapons maker for Hollywood 2012-06-14T09:31:05Z Most notorious, tribal warriors seized muskets from the battlefield dead. When Native Americans were arms dealers: A history revealed in 'Thundersticks' 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z In the 1930s, the Red Army brought famine; the local residents fought back with spears, flintlocks and muskets. The Chinese Town That Became the Self-Immolation Capital of the World 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z And the administration did indeed try to enlist the “musket mandate” idea in the lower courts. Democrats Pre-Emptively Second-Guess Each Other on Obamacare's Supreme Court Reckoning 2012-06-25T03:59:05Z A small dog sleeps in the immediate foreground next to a drum and a musket painted with miniaturist precision. Watteau’s Peacefully Bittersweet War Scenes 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z “And instead of sitting around knitting, we were sitting around polishing muskets.” Lily James had dyed her hair. Later, the rising star landed the lead in ‘Cinderella.’ 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z One is lying down napping, two are sitting and smoking pipes and the others, standing and bearing muskets, seem to be engaged in desultory conversation. Watteau’s Peacefully Bittersweet War Scenes 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The excited Haseler detected an 18th-century penny, a musket ball, a silver sixpence and a silver Victorian locket before coming across a metal box shaped like a military drum. Man proposes to girlfriend after burying engagement ring, having her find it with metal detector 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z "Hangs him plain as day in the corner of his living room, next to the musket he was shot with." Getting stuffed: a tale of love and taxidermy 2013-04-13T20:31:46Z Queen Victoria's Birthday: Re-enactors celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday in 1850s style with volleys of muskets and activities, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Petpalooza in Auburn and other weekend events 2010-05-21T19:15:00Z The producers of “Hamilton” removed muskets from their televised performance on the Tony Awards. Appetite for destruction: Glorifying gun violence on screen despite the sobering reality 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z They seem to be having a good time, and if you have a weakness for muskets, accents and the occasional roll in the heather, you probably will too. ‘Outlander,’ a Starz Series Adapted From the Novels 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The highlight is a theater that puts you on the battlefield with surround-sound musket fire and smoke machines. An Awakening in Columbus, a Reckoning in Williamsburg 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Seen at Lincoln Center four years ago, that marathon of civil warfare seemed to fly like a speeding musket ball, leaving audiences exhausted and exhilarated. Review: All the World’s a Grave in the Druid ‘Richard III’ 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z In December 1642, the anti-royalist forces of Oliver Cromwell swept into the cathedral with “banners streaming and muskets blazing,” and destroyed the immense stained-glass window over the west door. A London day trip to Winchester, England’s former royal capital 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The word was thought to be "excellent Lowland Scotch," and perhaps meant "to prime," as in the priming of a musket. 7 fake words that actually ended up in the dictionary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z They were Civil War buffs and battle re-creation enthusiasts who gradually filled the house with muskets, uniforms, tents and everything else needed to impersonate a combatant. Between states: Ideas in the Civil War-set play 'The Whipping Man' 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z Most of the bad guys are red coats with slow-firing muskets. Video Games: Little Inferno; Hitman; Assassin’s Creed III; Persona 4 Golden; Angry Birds Star Wars; My Little Pony 2012-12-05T05:04:45Z His aim is to confirm the holes were from muskets fired in the 1839 Newport Chartist Rising. Newport: Mystery of hotel's 184-year-old bullet holes 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z He was rescued moments later when Captain Thomas A. Wilson shot at the shark with a Civil War musket, scaring the beast away. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The “crossroads of the Civil War,” as Virginia’s Spotsylvania County calls itself, is once again a cauldron of hostilities, this time minus the muskets. Virginia school board elections face a pivotal moment as a cozy corner of democracy turns toxic 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z In one of the early years after the festival first returned, Mayor Michael Passero forgot to notify the police, who were less than pleased with the yelling, burning and muskets firing, he said. Benedict Arnold burned a Connecticut city. Centuries later, residents get payback in fiery festival 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Would there be any musket balls, messages from students, or clues to historical mysteries? After lots of hype, West Point treasure box opening yields no bombshells, just silt 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z For decades speculation has been rife about whether the pillars do actually bear the scars of the musket balls from nearly two hundred years ago. Newport: Mystery of hotel's 184-year-old bullet holes 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z There could be everyday military items like uniform buttons or musket balls. Ten-hut Time Machine? West Point to open time capsule possibly left by cadets in the 1820s 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z It’s as if the nation’s founders in writing the 2nd Amendment’s right to bear arms in 1789 had specified the maximum muzzle size of a blunderbuss or fire power of a musket. Column: Newsom's right on stricter gun laws but he misfired on his proposed constitutional amendment 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z As European powers expanded, they built fortresses in the modern style and defended them with cannons, muskets, and warships that often outmatched the military forces and technology they encountered. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z But today’s lightweight, semiautomatic weapons are quite unlike the heavy and cumbersome muskets that were in use in 1791. Supreme Court says Illinois may ban sale of rapid-fire assault weapons for now 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z “During the founding era, Americans typically owned muskets for militia service and fowling pieces to hunt birds and control vermin,” the brief said. Supreme Court Won’t Block Illinois Laws on High-Powered Rifles 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Whereas the British were armed with fancy bayonets affixed to their rifles, the often underage Patriots had only primitive, inaccurate muskets — if any — that they hadn’t been trained to use. Opinion | Soon, 14 Revolutionary War soldiers will finally rest in peace 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z That is, if Newsom discards the nitty gritty that too many gun owners would read as a threat to take away their 21st century muskets. Column: Newsom's right on stricter gun laws but he misfired on his proposed constitutional amendment 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The wars of propaganda and evangelism gave way to wars of muskets and pikes soon enough. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Several of the fallen were teenagers, and one had a musket ball in his spine. America’s first heroes: Revolutionary War soldiers reburied 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z They see their AR-15s as modern-day muskets, though the rifles shoot 30 times faster, from distances up to 10 times farther. Armed with AR-15s, extremist and militia groups anticipate civil unrest “The AR is the modern-day musket,” he said. How the AR-15 became a powerful political, cultural symbol in America "Clients of mine are dying… they need to pick up the musket and get going." Post Office scandal victim hopes to get home back 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z In the 1860s, the first breech-loading rifles were developed, first seeing widespread use in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 in which Prussian infantry utterly overwhelmed Austrian soldiers armed with older muskets. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Consequentially, a gap in a bone might be a wound from a musket ball or a bayonet - or it might not be. America’s first heroes: Revolutionary War soldiers reburied 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez included dueling pistols, muskets, trick “cane guns” and a custom-made instrument of mass murder known as “the infernal machine.” In the Gun Law Fights of 2023, a Need for Experts on the Weapons of 1791 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The spears were taken when Indigenous people retreated into the bush after a violent encounter with the British landing party in which muskets were fired, Mr Ingrey said. Aboriginal spears taken by Captain James Cook to be returned to Australia 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Are they going to instruct lower courts they have gone too far, or are they going to let it rip, while bullets fly and judges scour statutes from the age of muskets? Opinion | Ye olde Supreme Court? Your originalism is making America unsafe. 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z It had a revolver on it and a musket in a wooden case decorated with an image of George Washington crossing the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War. Critics Say Musk Has Revealed Himself as a Conservative. It’s Not So Simple. 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z No matter that we live in the modern age of “ghost guns” and 3D printing, when owning a gun may mean wielding an assault weapon, not shouldering a musket. Opinion | Conservative judges’ new gun-law rulings show ‘originalism’ beyond parody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Some of the remains have been found with head injuries, consistent with having been in battle, and the wounds could have been caused by arrows or musket balls, according to Mr Shobbrook. Haverfordwest: 240 skeletons found under Ocky White store 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z It’s almost enough to make a peaceable Hawaii-born lower-case democrat like me want to grab a musket, throw out the usurpers and support the return of a kanaka to the royal throne. Perspective | Looking for a royal fix? Hawaii’s sidelined monarchy may satisfy. 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z How did European muskets change life for native peoples in the Americas? U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z From the river, 13 galleys of the Pennsylvania Navy immediately bombarded the Hessians with cannon fire, and the soldiers inside Fort Mercer opened up with muskets and 14 cannons of their own. ‘What a Horrible Place This Would Have Been’ 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Some of the bones display wounds from musket balls and from grapeshot that would have been fired from cannons inside the fort or from ships in the river. A Battlefield From 1777 Yields a Dozen Mercenaries’ Remains 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z He compared the likely weapon to a Civil War-era musket, in which the gunpowder or the propellant is loaded separately to the bullet projectile. Attack on former Japan PM stuns nation known for gun control 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z True “originalism” recognizes that when the Second Amendment was written, the “arms” that people received the right to bear were single-shot muskets and pistols. Opinion | What the court’s ‘originalists’ can do about guns 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The most prized piece of European weaponry to obtain was a musket, or light, long-barreled European gun. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z For the record, I’m fine with muskets — the gun of choice when the Second Amendment was ratified 231 years ago. Perspective | Texas shouldn’t host the NCAA’s Final Fours until it fixes its gun laws 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z But it could require judges to analogize, for instance, between modern weapons such as assault-style semiautomatic rifles and historical ones such as muskets, leaving room for "personal, ideological predispositions," Blocher said. As Biden and lawmakers debate, U.S. Supreme Court poised to expand gun rights 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z There’s a galaxy of difference between a musket and an AR-15. Opinion | Even Republicans seem to know something has to change now 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z This isn’t about who could carry muskets back then. Opinion | Why do we let children buy firearms? 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The Algonquian, for instance, traded with the French for muskets and gained power against their enemies, the Iroquois. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z When our Founding Fathers wrote into the Constitution the right to bear arms they were talking about the need for stay-at-home militias, single shot muskets that took a minute to load and pistols. Texas school shooting: 2nd Amendment 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Artifacts include cavalry uniform buttons, musket balls, grinding stones, arrowheads and human remains. Owens Valley tribes honor a legacy of 'beauty and suffering' with historic site nomination 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z George Washington established a federal armory in nearby Springfield, Mass. The first official American musket was made there starting in the late 1700s. Opinion | America’s Vanishing Kingdom 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The student conscript said he has seen fellow fighters using the rifle: "It's like we're fighting with World War Two muskets." Conscripts sent to fight by pro-Russia Donbas get little training, old rifles, poor supplies - sources 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Whitney’s machine tools to manufacture parts for muskets enabled guns to be manufactured and repaired by people other than skilled gunsmiths. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z For example, he said, “people talk about African Americans in the military, but she has an actual musket that would have been carried from a Black Civil War soldier.” The Staten Island House Where Black History Lives 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin, was hired by the U.S. government to produce thousands of muskets for its armies. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Some daimyo recruited and trained corps of peasants to use muskets. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Pieces of pottery, pins, hundreds of musket balls and bird shot, arrowheads, and a trigger guard for a musket turned up. Rare 370-year-old Spanish cross found at Maryland archaeological site 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z In fact, I think only muskets should be OK for home defense. Gun safety: Higher standards 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Haley, a potential 2024 presidential contender and a former South Carolina governor, will receive the Nathan Hale Patriot Award, an honor that comes along with a replica Revolutionary War musket. Haley to receive GOP group’s highest award at The Citadel 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Ousamequin and his men showed up only after the English in their revelry shot off some of their muskets. This tribe helped the Pilgrims survive for their first Thanksgiving. They still regret it 400 years later 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Many samurai, who retained the sword as their principal weapon, would lose their lives to musket fire in future combat. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Two lead musket balls - one showing signs of impact - are among finds made in new archaeological digs at Culloden Battlefield. Musket balls unearthed in digs at Culloden Battlefield 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z George Cockburn ordered his men to fire musket volleys into the Capitol, which was unoccupied because Congress wasn’t in session. Congress investigated an attack on the Capitol 200 years ago. It didn’t go well. 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Amazons began training in girlhood: swinging blades, loading Flintlock muskets, climbing thorny barricades. They were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their humanity. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z An alliance of convenience with the bearded outsiders brought the benefit of horse-bound cavalry, sophisticated military tactics and technologically advanced weaponry, including cannons, muskets and crossbows. 500 years later, Mexico recalls but doesn't celebrate Spanish conquest 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Aztec arrows were no match for the Spaniards’ muskets and cannons. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Archaeologists said the musket balls may have passed through or over the first line of government troops. Musket balls unearthed in digs at Culloden Battlefield 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Celebrations began within days: parades and public readings, bonfires and candles and the firing of 13 musket rounds, one for each of the original states. July 4, Juneteenth and the meaning of national holidays 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Two armies wielding muskets fixed with bayonets face off, with one of the bayonets piercing the flesh of a foe, causing a trickle of blood to splash to the ground. Jacob Lawrence painting missing for 60 years rediscovered 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The monument in front of the county courthouse in Leesburg, called “Silent Sentinel,” depicts a Confederate soldier holding a musket. Loudoun officials vote to remove ‘Silent Sentinel’ Confederate monument 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z They were particularly interested in the Portuguese muskets and cannons, because every daimyo sought an advantage over his rivals. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine these justices applying the same logic to the meaning of the Second Amendment, which reasonable people at the time understood to apply to bayonets and muskets. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z This is much like fighting World War III with a musket. Precision Mobile Testing Is Key to Opening the Economy Safely 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Growing up in southern Wisconsin, he fly fished and hunted “pretty much everything” - including deer with a musket. New warden uses old-school skills in desperate search 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z The confrontation led to a scuffle which ended when White struck Garrick with his musket in the head, drawing the attention of other colonists. What made the Boston Massacre a pivotal turning point leading up to the American Revolution 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z One of theses warlords listened intently to a Japanese observer’s description of a musket: World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his fiery condemnation of Trump now, Walsh actually voted for then-candidate Trump in 2016 and famously declared he would be “grabbing his musket” if Trump lost to Democrat Hillary Clinton. Joe Walsh, former Tea Partier, says he’d support ‘socialist’ over Trump after dropping primary bid 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z When the hotel does open, a reception area will have an exhibit with Revolutionary-era items like musket balls, buttons and belt buckles from soldier uniforms, cooking utensils, and more, which were excavated from Fort Hill. How a Convent on a Hill Became a Luxurious Getaway for History Buffs 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Flanked by four of his own fighters, Lobo lined up a clunky and obsolete musket and fired upon one of two columns of American soldiers. In a small field, men reenact an oft-overlooked war that remade the U.S., Mexico and the border 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z When they tried to organize a counterattack, the Americans fired on them with muskets, killing their commander and sowing further discord. Washington’s perilous Christmas night crossing of the Delaware: Health hazards worse than war 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z The Japanese accepted the missionaries in part because they associated them with the muskets and other European goods that they wanted to purchase. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As a small group of re-enactors followed in single file, holding replica muskets, pitchforks and sickles, he turned to them. 'It makes it real': hundreds march to re-enact 1811 Louisiana slave rebellion 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Shortly after the army left, armed with muskets seized from the house, the actor playing Andry pulled himself off the porch and made off in the opposite direction. In the Deep South, a reenactment for the 21st century 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The imbalance in military might was reflected during the reenactment, which showed Californio solders struggling with muskets while a group of U.S. In a small field, men reenact an oft-overlooked war that remade the U.S., Mexico and the border 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z They showed how muskets are used and loaded before culminating with a firing demonstration. Revolutionary War re-enactments bring history to life 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The rain stopped, appropriately, for the musket fire and unveiling, as women re-enactors put flowers on the monument. Derby Dedicates New Civil War-era Monument 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The other, other, fella had a Fess Parker – I think it was one of these long muskets sort of looking toy weapons. Transcript: William McRaven 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Was George Washington jarred awake on winter nights by the memory of horses shot out from under him or musket balls passing so close that they ripped his coat? PTSD Made Him Walk Away From Public Life. Now He’s Heading Back. 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z He infamously tweeted in October 2016, one month before that year's presidential election, that "on November 8th, I'm voting for Trump. On November 9th, if Trump loses, I'm grabbing my musket. You in?" Walsh is challenging Trump in 2020 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z “Seeing the musket fired made it seem so much more alive.” Revolutionary War re-enactments bring history to life 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Sunday’s announcement represented a sharp turnaround for Walsh, who in October 2016 declared on Twitter that “if Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket”. 'We all know he's unfit': Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in Republican primary 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z They gathered muskets, powder, knives and split harvesting scythes into weapons resembling machetes. Gabriel’s revolt: In 1800, he was savvy, armed and determined to end slavery in Virginia’s capital 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The Indian holds a bow and shield; the Puritan, a musket. Opinion | Hiding the dark parts of our history on campuses is bad for our democracy 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z In October 2016, one month before that year's presidential election, he controversially tweeted, "On November 8th, I'm voting for Trump. On November 9th, if Trump loses, I'm grabbing my musket. You in?" Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh may run against President Trump in the Republican primaries 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z In 2016, Mr. Walsh wrote on Twitter that he was voting for Trump, adding: “On November 9th, if Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket. You in?” A Former Congressman and Tea Party Republican Considers a Challenge to Trump 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Right before the election, Walsh tweeted that if Trump loses, "I'm grabbing my musket." Newest anti-Trump Republican Joe Walsh tries to shed history of incendiary remarks 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z The gun companies could still profit, just not as much, by producing single-shot arms such as the Springfield and Kentucky rifles and other muskets, flintlocks or muzzleloaders. Opinion | ‘The Lives Lost:’ A must-read for the NRA 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The musket appears to be aimed at the Indian, though whether in self-defense or hostility is impossible to say. Opinion | Hiding the dark parts of our history on campuses is bad for our democracy 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z In the op-ed, the editorial board writes the Founding Fathers presented citizens with the right to bear arms, "during a time of muskets." NY Post opinion editor defends 'ban weapons of war' cover: 'Reasonable' regulation can prevent future tragedy 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z In 1845, colonial leaders tried to stop the flow of muskets into tribal areas. After Mosque Massacre, New Zealand Has Its Gun-Debate Moment 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z The state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation says the public will be able to visit the Tower of Victory starting April 27 with activities including re-enactments of musket drills. Upstate NY’s Revolutionary War monument to reopen next month 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z “The important thing to remember is this country was born in a revolution, and we need another one now. This time you don’t need muskets. You need ballots.” Analysis | The Daily 202: Bernie Sanders sounds less ‘radical’ than he did in 2016 because Democrats have moved his way 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The weapon most often used was the “Brown Bess” musket, which was issued to British forces in the Napoleonic wars. The Killing Times: the massacres of Aboriginal people Australia must confront 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z “That’s why I don’t blame guns. In that time, the killer could have had any kind of weapon in there — an ax, a knife, a musket!” A year after the Parkland massacre, two fathers are divided on guns but united by pain 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Jones' sent 40 Marines and Sailors into the rigging with grenades and muskets.” Remains of US Revolutionary War frigate discovered off UK coast 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Dates and battles and muskets are important, said Walker, 50, of Gloucester, Virginia. Bootmaker uses detective skills at to unearth shoes’ stories 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z In a photograph on her Facebook page, she is shown wearing the cap of a Confederate soldier and holding a musket. M.L.B. Asks Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to Return $5,000 Donation 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z The team also recovered a concretion containing the barrel and walnut stock of a musket that may date to the late 1600s or early 1700s. More artifacts recovered from pirate ship wreck off Cape Cod 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z When Louis Pasteur was born, soldiers carried muskets. Why Don’t We Have Vaccines Against Everything? 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Enthusiasts from across Europe, dressed in period costumes, fired muskets and cannons at each other Saturday as spectators looked on near Germany’s eastern city of Leipzig. Enthusiasts re-enact bloody 19th-century Battle of Leipzig 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z For the first time since ancient Athens, direct democracy had become a concrete, collective goal – at least in the minds of the Parisian commoners streaming through the streets with their muskets and pikes. Could populism actually be good for democracy? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z SAT-SUN Fur traders brigade visit, reenacting the 1855 encampment with bagpipes, musket firing, fashion shows, music, heritage skills, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: S’mores Days, BrasilFest, Gumshoe 5K Walk and more 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z “The war affected everyone, whether you shouldered a musket or not,” Dammann says. Kenosha museum exhibit shows life during the Civil War 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z The bullet in the leg of Burial 1 was fired from an imported British Enfield rifle musket then commonly used by Confederates, said Bies, now the superintendent of the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Bones of Civil War dead found on a battlefield tell their horror stories 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Among them is the musket with which Williams Ellsworth Robinson, who performed as an Asian man named Chung Ling Soo, fatally attempted the “bullet catch” trick at the Wood Green Empire in London in 1918. Summer of magic: David Copperfield exhibits his collection of wonders 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z But he also scammed the U.S. government with fake precision manufacturing techniques to invent fail-proof muskets. Summer Reads for Perfectionists 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Guns have always been part of our story, since the beginning, when flintlock muskets were the instruments of our American Revolution. Perspective | Can Americans ditch guns the way we ditched cigarettes? 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z I'm in favor of guns too, open carry even, as long as it is the muzzle loading muskets that the writers of the constitution envisioned when they guaranteed that a militia be able carry arms. Texas School Shooting: 10 Dead, 10 Hurt, and Many Not Surprised It Happened 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Another cluster of ads invite people to join the “Being Patriotic” Facebook group and feature images of eagles, American flags and revolutionary war soldiers brandishing muskets. #BlueLivesMatter and Beyoncé: Russian Facebook ads hit hot-button US issues 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z For the first time since 1876, Union muskets were loaded and Frederick Douglass took center stage on Capitol Hill. National Park Service recreates Lincoln statue ceremony for Emancipation Day 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z White says the park will accept volunteers of all ages, but participants on artillery lines or firing muskets must be at least 16. Vicksburg National Military Park seeks history re-enactors 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z The wheellock predates flintlock pistols and muskets, which were first introduced in the 17th century. Old pistol part found at Kannah Creek archaeological dig 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z They went back past the vigilantes, who could do nothing, having only one musket between them. 'We are soldiers! We will save you': how Boko Haram tricked Dapchi schoolgirls 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Army infantry, has fired automatic weapons, and owns guns: “As I write these lines, there’s an 1858 Tower musket behind me and a Colt on my desk,” he wrote. A Moment for Movement on Guns 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z How important, people wondered, was that “musket”? CasaPound sometimes relished its violent reputation, and was sometimes angered by it. The fascist movement that has brought Mussolini back to the mainstream 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z It is nothing more than a sane balancing of interests in today’s real world, where guns are not muskets but killing machines. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z When it was invoked, “arms” were muskets requiring on the order of 30 seconds to reload. Opinion | How to act on guns after the Florida school shooting 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The Bill of Rights was written in the era of muskets and dueling pistols. Opinion | The issue is not mental health. The issue is the guns. 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z We are getting Nuked by them on cyberspace, and our response is to see if our old musket still fires...but we are looking for it. Russia Sees Midterm Elections as Chance to Sow Fresh Discord, Intelligence Chiefs Warn 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Before paper, Chinese wrote on bamboo slips; they used bamboo tubes for irrigation, and later stuffed them with gunpowder to ignite muskets. Innovative materials from bamboo are helping a new industry to sprout 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The world will be a better place if all Christians civilians only carry single shot muskets. Opinion | Why Christians Must Support Gun Control 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Love how liberals claim the second amendment no longer applies because it was written during a time of muskets, but demand we look back at history when it comes to immigration laws. White House Pressed Unsuccessfully to End Immigration Program 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Those grimy workshops made muskets and machine tools. American factories could prosper if they find enough skilled workers 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z This has lead me to believe that the right to bear muzzle-loading flintlock muskets should not be infringed. Opinion | Nothing Will Change After the Las Vegas Shooting 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Last month, the school said it would remove a “problematic” doorway carving that shows a Puritan settler aiming a musket at a Native American, after drawing criticism for simply covering up the gun. Renaming Yale’s Calhoun College After Grace Hopper Caps Debate 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z The carving, according to Yale Alumni Magazine, depicts “a hostile encounter: a Puritan pointing a musket at a Native American.” Opinion | Yale saves fragile students from a carving of a musket 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Yale University will remove what it calls a “problematic” doorway stone carving depicting a Puritan settler aiming a musket at a Native American. Yale to remove carving with gun pointed at Native American 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The lead from the statue was then turned into bullets and muskets in preparation for the Revolutionary War. Opinion | Go ahead, topple the monuments to the Confederacy. All of them. 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z When you participate in the Bixby program, you choose a period activity: typically knitting or watercolor painting for the women, musket firing or blacksmithing for men. Grab your bonnet and musket: It’s a 19th-century getaway 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Her brother, Raleigh, came prepared with his own red musket he got from Disney World to watch the battle with some of his friends. Civil War weekend fires away during Virginia Highlands Fest 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Amid the chaos and musket smoke, half the Maryland regiment remained, about 400 men. Dig may settle mystery into lost grave of famed Maryland 400 soldiers 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z School officials announced the move Tuesday, after being criticized for covering the musket with removable stonework last year. Yale to remove carving with gun pointed at Native American 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Park officials say 20 immigrants from around the world will become new U.S. citizens during a ceremony that also will include fife and drums, a color guard and musket firings. July 4th citizenship ceremony being held at Saratoga park 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z But I chose musket firing because I’d never held a gun. Grab your bonnet and musket: It’s a 19th-century getaway 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Unlike those vivid, molten streams that will ultimately be transformed and crafted into the most perfect of sword blades and musket barrels, “Tatara Samurai” fails to catch fire. Japanese warrior tale 'Tatara Samurai' fails to generate heat 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Bound to violently repel them by order of Japan’s ruling shogun, the samurai commanders showed some restraint, giving the foreigners advice on wind direction after raining down cannon balls and musket shot on their ship. Australian convict pirates in Japan: evidence of 1830 voyage unearthed 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Yale officials say covering up the musket was against principles Yale adopted last year after the alteration. Yale to remove carving with gun pointed at Native American 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z SAT Nineteenth century style celebration with bagpipes, musket volley, cannon salute, Scottish Country Dancers, Puyallup Tribal School Drum & Dance Group, games, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The children, or newfound troops, receive pins certifying their commitment to enter battle and small wooden muskets before marching down the street learning how to perform drills in formation. Kids spring forward, travel back in time in Massachusetts 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z What this means is that, when it comes to a bidding war for big-name free agents, the Seahawks are fighting with muskets while others have machine guns. Same Seahawks’ band still capable of making plenty of noise 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z At Saturday’s competition, each finalist will wear the buckskins and carry the musket to lead the crowd in cheers. Competition for Mountaineer Mascot is during Saturday’s game 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “You become a part of something bigger than filling your cabinet with musket balls and belt buckles,” he said. Archaeologists and Metal Detectorists Find Common Ground 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z “The same people who had hoped for and desired and absolutely assumed they were going to get a different election result never laid down their muskets,” she said. Bill Maher Isn’t High on Trump: The State of Free Speech in a New Era 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Thankfully musket technology prevented the British from doing the same. Like Kyle Guy’s man bun, Virginia stands tall in Atlantic 11 poll 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Also, Pilgrims are shown with muskets, and Native Americans are shown with spears. What to watch with your kids: ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z On November 9th, if Trump loses, I'm grabbing my musket. Nervous Clouds Hang Over Last Days of Clinton Rallies 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z He is talking about his own tweet from two days ago, in which he invited Americans to “grab a musket” if Hillary wins the election. BULLSH**TER OF THE DAY: Joe Walsh, for clarifying that his gun tweet was actually a freedom tweet 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The GOP base is drifting further and further into crazyland, thanks to its many influential conspiracy theorists and witch-hunters wielding microphones and muskets. Democrats should stop dancing on the GOP’s grave 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “On November 8th, I’m voting for Trump. On November 9th, if Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket. You in?” wroteMr. Joe Walsh calls for civil disobedience: If Trump loses, ‘I’m grabbing my musket’ 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “On November 9th, if Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket. You in?” Joe Walsh defends “If Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket” tweet: “It means protesting” 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Rep. Joe Walsh tweeted Wednesday afternoon : “On November 8th, I’m voting for Trump. On November 9th, if Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket. You in?” Former GOP congressman: Grabbing my musket if Trump loses 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “When you hold the musket, you think, ‘Oh, it’s just another gun,’” Kaufman said. EXCHANGE: Teen Civil War re-enactors show Army brotherhood 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Now, he carries a musket in Great Britain’s 60th Regiment of Foot. Ligonier Township man relives history as re-enactor 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z “I’m serious. I don’t think a musket would do much good these days, but it’s time for civil disobedience on the right,” he clarified. Joe Walsh calls for civil disobedience: If Trump loses, ‘I’m grabbing my musket’ 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z On August 21, 1831, Turner led a small army that used axes, hatchets, knives, and muskets to kill 55 white Virginians. Nat Turner’s Slave Uprising Left Complex Legacy But unlike many of his companions, he carried with him a musket, bullet box and bayonet, all of which his great-great-grandfather Hezekiah Chrisman actually used while fighting in the war. Civil War re-enactment pays tribute to the fallen 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Armed pirates shoot muskets and cannons and throw knives, and they also swig enough rum to look and act drunk. What to watch with your kids: ‘The Wild Life,’ ‘Sully’ and more 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z It’s difficult to imagine any of the college-educated among our Founding Fathers dragging their dueling pistols or muskets to class - or that they intended their militia service-inspired Second Amendment to encompass institutions of higher learning. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z It’s like showing up to a war zone armed with dozens of 18th century muskets—hopeful, but unrealistic. This Is the Big Problem With the Verizon-Yahoo Deal 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The presentation on Saturday and Sunday will feature musket firing, cooking and other parts of military camp life. 18th century militia muster will be recreated at Fort Dobbs 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z In such cases, the crew would retreat behind the deck barricade and fire on the slaves with muskets and deck guns loaded with grape shot. Haunting relics from a slave ship headed for African American museum 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z For Mr. Buchanan, too few followed the muskets. On Trade, Donald Trump Breaks with G.O.P., and Economists 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The 1775 battle, a rallying point for American colonists trying to overthrow British rule, mostly was fought a musket shot away on nearby Breed’s Hill. Bunker Hill: Misnamed battle sparks social media skirmish 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Granted, ours was fought with muskets and fixed bayonets, but there are similarities between America’s fight for independence and Britain’s desire for a greater control in its own affairs. What the American revolution can teach us about Brexit | James Nevius 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The Rev. Claude Alexander of the Park Church in Charlotte, N.C., noted that the Second Amendment was written at a time when the common American firearm was the musket. At Memorial for Charleston Shooting, a Call for ‘Meaningful Action’ on Guns 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z When the framers wrote of “arms,” they were thinking about muskets and single-shot pistols. Assault weapons must be banned in America 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Thousands of translucent ribbons appeared on dresses and tuxedos worn by presenters and participants; muskets were removed from a live performance. A bridge back to sanity: Hours after the Orlando shootings, the Tony Awards gave comfort and joy 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z The use of muskets was dropped from a “Hamilton” number. New York Today: Solidarity With Orlando 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z In response to the shooting Sunday that left at least 50 people dead in a crowded nightclub in Orlando, Florida, “Hamilton” dropped its use of muskets in its performance. Hamilton sweeps through the Tonys, taking 11 awards 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z He’s lobbing nuclear missiles while the press is lining up with muskets and bayonets. 4 ways the press can fight back against Trump: He’s declared war against the media — they can’t let him win 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The Revolution muskets fired twice, Jay Heaps’ team recorded only their second league win of the season, and afterwards, the smiles were as wide as the Charles river. MLS preview: NYC FC emerge as favorites in the Hudson River derby 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Over and over, they silently and purposefully walked through the forest with bows and flintlock muskets at the ready as a camera on a moving dolly captured multiple takes. Re-enactors filmed for revamped Arch museum 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Each and every year, the Mountaineer mascot puts on the coonskin cap and carries the musket as the physical embodiment of WVU and what it means to be a Mountaineer. New Mountaineer mascot makes first speaking appearance 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z In an apparent salute to his weapon and comrades, Merrifield also noted the manufacturer’s number on his musket - 183 - and his unit, the 17th Regiment. Washington’s journal, Bunker Hill Bible up for auction 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The historic attraction is opening an educational musket range on Saturday. Colonial Williamsburg opening new attraction: musket range 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The soldiers became unnerved and fired their muskets into the crowd, killing five and wounding at least eight. New play depicts how a British massacre helped shape America 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z He sounded like he was ready to grab his musket and charge at Washington DC, or Hillary Clinton, or any dweeb at the party who couldn’t tell Creed from real Christian rock. Dispatch from Myrtle Beach: Trump ignites rally, Cruz tastes the offseason 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Instead of bayonet charges and musket fire, this conflict has unleashed more modern means of warfare: legal briefs and wetland studies, public hearings and dueling historical assessments. In Princeton, a Campus’s Future Clashes With a Park’s Revolutionary War Past 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z There's a guy getting shot in the back with arrows, with muskets. How 'The Revenant' immerses its audience in a freezing river, hail of arrows and sense of horror 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z And the guns available were muskets, not handguns and assault rifles. Postscript: Antonin Scalia, 1936–2016 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Swords pierce zombie ribs and muskets blow up zombie skulls with relatively little graphic blood and gore in this riotous and surprisingly smart spoof. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Zoolander 2,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ and more 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Campaign manager Corey Lewandowski moved his temporary office from Iowa to Manchester, taking over a back room decorated with a dirty fish tank and a musket. Donald Trump always talks about winning. Now, can he do it? 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Another battle here — just a musket volley from Princeton Battlefield State Park — has raged for years and is now coming to a head. In Princeton, a Campus’s Future Clashes With a Park’s Revolutionary War Past 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z In this age of mass shootings, laws are still based on a document drafted in the era of the single-shot musket. American exceptionalism in a time of American malaise - BBC News 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z West is an enthusiastic collector of Napoleonic memorabilia and his office houses musket balls, tunic buttons and hat badges salvaged from the nearby battlefield at Waterloo. ‘Trident is old technology’: the brave new world of cyber warfare 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Animal-rights groups, led by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said lowering an opossum at a festival with loud bluegrass music, musket fire and fireworks is cruel and potentially lethal. Live Opossum Drop to Resume Its Place in Brasstown New Year’s Celebration 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z “All I wanted was a wooden Daniel Boone ‘musket,’ ” he says, like the one Fess Parker slung over his shoulder as he walked through the woods. In Celebration of Modest Christmases Past 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z A few blocks from Mr. Gambino’s house, Kathleen Connell came to the door and stood beneath the large, watchful eyes of a pilgrim couple — he with musket, she with roast turkey — taped in the window. Decorating Homes With Pilgrims and Turkeys Before Elves and Reindeer 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Two years later, shrapnel claimed his left eye, and not long thereafter, a musket shot took his right hand and forearm. Did This Spanish Shipwreck Change the Course of History? 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z And the villagers all took out their weapons, their AK-47s and their muskets, and we started to fight. Afghan government turns to militias as Taliban gains strength 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Most would have fled to safety by the time the second musket ball was packed into the barrel and had the weapon readied to fire again. Georgia editorial roundup 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Authorities seized the "functioning Civil War style musket" as well as gun powder, ammunition and other items, the prosecutor said. New Jersey priest accused of aiming gun at young Cowboys fan 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z When the boy did, the priest allegedly pointed the unloaded but functioning musket at him. Priest will plead not guilty to charge of pointing musket at 8-year-old over football rivalry 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z A New Jersey priest has been arrested for child endangerment and aggravated assault after pointing a musket at an 8-year-old child. Giants Fan Priest Threatens Young Cowboys Fan With Musket 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z When the boy did, the priest allegedly pointed the unloaded but fully functioning musket at him. National Digest: Oct. 4, 2015 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z When the boy did, the priest alleged pointed the unloaded but fully functioning musket at him. Priest accused of pointing musket at 8-year-old parishioner 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z He is said to have told the boy to stand against a wall before pointing a Civil War style musket at him. Priest alleged to have pulled gun on boy because he was a Dallas Cowboys fan 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z As he walked toward them, reaching for a musket, he stumbled on something. A 17th-century cross with a surprising story will be at Pope Francis’s first U.S. Mass 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Police found a functioning musket, gunpowder, and ammunition within the rectory room, after which they arrested Carter. Giants Fan Priest Threatens Young Cowboys Fan With Musket 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Numerous artifacts were found at the blockhouse site, including trade beads, metal buttons, gun flints, musket lock, shot, square cut nails, tableware and fragments of china. Cadron Blockhouse a replica of edifice steeped in history 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z A search of the rectory turned up the musket along with gun powder, ammunition and other items related to the firearm, the prosecutor’s office said. Priest accused of pointing musket at 8-year-old parishioner 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z When police interviewed Carter and searched the room where the incident is alleged to have taken place they found a musket along with ammunition and gunpowder. Priest alleged to have pulled gun on boy because he was a Dallas Cowboys fan 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z At least one local historian mused that the bullet wound could have been the result of a musket accident. Reburial of woman in native Ireland highlights 183-year-old murder mystery 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say the boy did so; once in the room, Carter pushed the boy against a wall, whipped out a musket, and pointed it at the child. Giants Fan Priest Threatens Young Cowboys Fan With Musket 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Colonial Williamsburg is hopeful the musket range will attract more visitors to the heritage attraction. At Colonial Williamsburg, a musket-shooting range, of course 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z After being given uniforms, both went to cannon and musket school and continued to learn more about St. Augustine’s history through listening to other re-enactors. Re-enactors of St. Augustine breathe life into history 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z You might find cannons, muskets or coins, but those were being traded by any number of merchant ships. When Not Treasure Hunting, Pirates Practiced Democracy 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z The ceremony at the historical park, scene of the Revolutionary War’s Battles of Saratoga, will include fife and drum music, and a musket and cannon salute. New citizens being sworn in at 3 upstate New York locations 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Visitors will hear the Fifes and Drums play, see how the flags looked from the 13 colonies, while muskets and cannon celebrate the significance of this historic day. ADRIENNE JORDAN: Celebrate July 4th in Colonial Williamsburg 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The musket range would be located between a golf course and the Colonial Parkway. At Colonial Williamsburg, a musket-shooting range, of course 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z The privately-owned musket was on loan to the Irish state and returned in 2011 to its owner, who wanted to remain anonymous. Battle of the Boyne musket fetches £20,000 at auction - BBC News 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Some are beautiful, some bizarre and many - especially the vast array of axes, maces, knives and muskets on offer - slightly terrifying. Ye olde retail therapy: Shopping on history's high street - BBC News 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z After Carnal was hit in the thigh by a musket ball at the Battle of Honey Springs, his wound festered until doctors amputated his leg nine years later, according to his military records. Black Union soldier buried in Nevada finally honored 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Simms provides nearly three pages on how to load a musket, a process packed with potential mishaps. Details of Waterloo: Scenes of fighting, cooking and scavenging 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z He imagined the lieutenant dressed in a French military uniform holding a tricorn hat and a musket. Artist Bill Wolfe believes he has created his best work yet 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z "Nor are you usually able to put that musket hole to the leather coat that was worn behind it and to be able to put a name and a face to that character." Civil War centre opens in Newark - BBC News 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z By day, the re-enactors spent time on the field drilling and firing their muskets as soldiers. Civil War re-enactors gather to train, share company 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z And a seahawk would totally destroy a colonial dude taking two minutes to reload his musket. Seahawks vs. Patriots: Final media Super Bowl picks show Seattle as slight underdog 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Local Civil War re-enactors are set to fire their muskets at midnight to cap a celebration Wednesday night along downtown Carroll Creek. Md. city starting new year with musket fire 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z They asked Smith and his men to extinguish the lighted tapers they used to fire their muskets, because the “smoake made them sicke.” The Day Captain John Smith Met Pocahontas 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z But what if you needed to remove a musket ball? Civil War centre opens in Newark - BBC News 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Back home in Pittsburgh, she was in awe of a Civil War musket she saw. Cody Firearms Museum gets new associate curator 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z “I asked them to make my clothing as light as possible,” said Christopher Walken, “‘cause there’s a lot of stuff to wear: a wig and a hat and swords and muskets!” Forever young, NBC’s ‘Peter Pan’ is live and aloft 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z "I asked them to make my clothing as light as possible," said Christopher Walken, "'cause there's a lot of stuff to wear: a wig and a hat and swords and muskets!" Forever young, NBC's 'Peter Pan' is live and aloft 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z And soon the land will return to how it looked in the days of cannons and muskets. Harpers Ferry Flea Market’s final sale: A beloved treasure hunt comes to an end After that, the collection of armor, spears, axes, swords, muskets and more will return to its permanent home in Leeds, England. Medieval artifacts displayed in Ky. heading home 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z In one infamous ad, Lundergan Grimes is seen skeet shooting and then a photo of McConnell is shown, the GOPer awkwardly carrying a musket on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The best campaign zingers of 2014 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Living history demonstrations included a court-martial, musket drills, cannon firings and stories of the Saratoga battles, fought in September and October 1777. Correction: Saratoga Battlefield-Encampment story 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Carrying muskets and swords, men marched dressed as combatants from the Seven Years' War between France and Britain, remembered here as the War of Conquest. Quebec's neverendum referendum 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z The armory contained vital supplies for wars: more than 35,000 muskets, 45 tons of powder and 11 cannon. Agency’s move in St. Louis leaves history behind 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z They used these skills and their rifle’s technology by laying behind rocks and trees and shooting the Red Coats dead long before the British got close enough to use their .75 caliber smoothbore muskets.” The American Longrifle Has A Censored But Very Patriotic Story To Tell 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Throughout the day at the fort, there will demonstrations of firing Revolutionary War-era cannon and muskets. Carolina Day honoring members of SC National Guard 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z And musket balls and powder flasks and pistols and rusty bits of iron that the defenders of the Alamo fired from their cannons after they ran out of traditional ammunition. 178 Years Late, a Briton Replenishes the Alamo 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Two of the musket shots hit the writer's chest and the other hit his left hand, causing him to lose the use of it. Search narrows for Cervantes remains 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The experts hope Cervantes' teeth and three musket shots he received as a soldier will help with identification. Spain: Experts find bone signs in Cervantes hunt 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z At that time, the word “arms” meant muskets and matchlock rifles, not weapons that enable an emotionally unbalanced person to commit mass murder in seconds. Santa Barbara killings renew gun-control debate The mobile phone, he suggested, is akin to that other important relic of the 18th century, the Minuteman’s musket, leaning against the door as a guard against tyranny. Bits Blog: The Peril of Knowledge Everywhere 2014-05-10T17:16:57Z The long-range accuracy of the Pennsylvania Rifles used by colonists in the Revolutionary War contributed to a number of victories against the Redcoats, who carried shorter-range Brown Bess military muskets. Our sick gun fetish is destroying us: Tea Party fantasies kill kids 2013-12-14T13:15:00Z Back then, muskets and cannons were fired to settle the argument pitting an alliance of English, Dutch and Austrians against Spain and France. Gibraltar's historic UEFA debut more than just a game 2013-11-15T09:56:05Z The dig has also yielded buttons from British regiments that fought the Battle of Brooklyn, liquor bottles and a musket ball. City Room: New York Today: Old-Fashioned Shoe Leather 2013-09-06T13:47:45Z Unlike the veterans, they were excited, babbling nervous chatter, sitting in clusters, imagining, predicting, anticipating the order, gripping the muskets tight against their chests. Gettysburg: Inside the Mind of a Confederate Fighter 2013-07-02T00:35:31Z He said that according to family lore, the cannonball, and musket balls he also owns, came from the farm just north of Gettysburg where Plank was born. Eddie Plank: A Favorite Son of Gettysburg 2013-06-29T16:45:04Z But they’re more like the colonists: greedy, vindictive, wary, shortsighted and firing panicky musket shots at any rustling in the woods. Opinion: A Child’s Wild Kingdom 2013-05-04T20:02:09Z Later, due to its popularity, they broadened the series out to talk about everything from slow-motion musket firing to the chemical properties of caffeine. YouTube UK: 20 of Britain's most popular online video bloggers 2013-04-06T23:01:00Z But your potential victims will fight back with swords and muskets. Death Inc – an intriguing Kickstarter game from ex-LittleBigPlanet developers 2013-02-07T15:24:32Z He felt his hands shaking, gripped the musket, shouted out something, angry words, needless, the men feeling their part in what he could see, this glorious unstoppable wave. Gettysburg: Inside the Mind of a Confederate Fighter 2013-07-02T00:35:31Z |
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