Page 77 - History of War - Issue 25-16
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CROMWELL’S REBEL ARMY
er
MATCHLOCK MUSKET
This was the standard irearm used
by western European armies in the
17th century. They were clumsy and
dangerous pieces of equipment with
a very slow reloading time. Muskets
were best used when ired in a volley.
litary
wer
ritish
ldiers
ions,
.
Civil
wore
alist
rings
heir
ch
oloured
urse,
ult to
l
be
as
GUNPOWDER FLASKS eapest
These wooden containers were
designed for musketeers and were us,
effectively a ‘shot in a box’. Each come
l ask contained a musket ball and
enough gunpowder to i re one round. have
They were made of wood rather than day’s
paper both to protect the round and
to speed up the loading time.
mong
elf was
nd
captain
than
honour
“Though even today British
soldiers wear red coats for
ceremonial occasions, they
originated in the ires of
civil war”
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