In this part I cover two inventions that unexpectedly made the muzzle-loading rifle a practical weapon for the mass of infantry and a key weapon in the American Civil War.

In this fourth part of my series, I discuss the importance of the bayonet to the musket becoming the dominant infantry weapon.

In this part I cover the standard infantry weapon of the 18th and early 19th centuries: the flintlock smoothbore muzzle-loading musket.

In this second part of the series, I look at the matchlock musket, the first effective hand-held gun.

In this part I cover two inventions that unexpectedly made the muzzle-loading rifle a practical weapon for the mass of infantry and a key weapon in the American Civil War.

In this second part of the series, I look at the matchlock musket, the first effective hand-held gun.

In this fourth part of my series, I discuss the importance of the bayonet to the musket becoming the dominant infantry weapon.

In this part I cover the standard infantry weapon of the 18th and early 19th centuries: the flintlock smoothbore muzzle-loading musket.

The battle of Lodi occurred on May 10th, 1796. The contesters were the French Armee d’Italie under Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Austrians, under Beaulieu.

A modern English translation of the Declaration of Independence, re-written so that 21st century people like you and me can understand it better and easier than ever before. God bless America!