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The Many Weapons Used During the Revolutionary War

By David Vergun, Pentagon News

This year marks the nation’s 250th birthday. To commemorate this milestone, it is fitting to look back at the weapons that won the American Revolutionary War.

The “Brown Bess” muzzle-loading smoothbore musket was the most common weapon used by both the British and Americans forces during the war.

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