Musket age of warfare 2010

The Musket Age

Ethan Welsh

Sean Dickson

1700 1850

The Musketeer

Pike

Musket

Bayonet

Cavalry

The Musket

Butt Stock

Trigger

Lock Breech

Barrel Band

Muzzle

Ramrod

.5-.8 Inches

The Musket Ball

Lead

Fragment

5ft

Rate: 3 rpmRange: 150 ft Accuracy: HorriblePrimary Use: Warfare

The Long Rifle

Butt Stock

Trigger

Hammer

Barrel Band

Muzzle

Ramrod

Safety

5ft

Rate: 1 rpmRange: 300 ft Accuracy: GoodPrimary Use:

Hunting, Assassinating Officers

1.5

ft10 ft

Pike Bayonet

Artillery

Ring

BreechBase Ring

Mouth

Training

Musket Drill

Tactics

Linear Formations

Soldiers taught to fire at specific areas.

Recycling fire.

All-out fire

Used to disorder an enemy.

Use of light infantry

Line of Battle

Naval Warfare

Crossing the T

Use of Cavalry

Used to disorder enemy

Deterred by infantry with pike & bayonet squares

Use of Bayonet

Most casualties.

Used to deter cavalry.

‘No Flint’ Grey.

The Battle of Bunker Hill