Brown Bess is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army’s muzzle-loading smoothbore Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. This musket was used in the era of the expansion of the British Empire and acquired symbolic importance at least as significant as its physical importance. It was in use for over a hundred years with many incremental changes in its design.
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length (km)
1.4859
weight (kg)
4762.8
origin
Kingdom of Great Britain
type
Musket
used in war
American Revolutionary War, American Indian Wars, Paraguayan War, Napoleonic Wars, Texas Revolution, War of 1812, War of the Austrian Succession, Anglo-Zulu War, Carnatic Wars, Australian frontier wars, Jacobite rising of 1745, Father Rale's War, Seven Years' War
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