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