Brown Bess - Revision history

imported>Soranin: /* Weapon statistics */

2025-05-16T15:15:26Z

Weapon statistics

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	\|colspan="8"\|''A common musket.''		\|colspan="9"\|''A common musket.''
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	\|~~N/A~~
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	!colspan="8"\|Description		!colspan="9"\|Description
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	\|colspan="8"\|''A solid musket used by the National Guard.''		\|colspan="9"\|''A solid musket used by the National Guard.''
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	;Rifle		;Rifle
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	\|1
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	~~\|1,000₣~~
	~~\|Additional Damage~~: ~~+25%~~
	\|~~N/A~~
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	!colspan="8"\|Description		!colspan="9"\|Description
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	\|colspan="8"\|''A nicely-made rifle.''		\|colspan="9"\|''A nicely-made rifle.''
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imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 17:19, 24 March 2025

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	==History==		==History==
	[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9.png\|thumb\|250px\|George Washington aiming a Brown Bess at Haytham Kenway]]		[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9.png\|thumb\|250px\|George Washington aiming a Brown Bess at Haytham Kenway]]
	First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the [[Charleville musket]], the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />		First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" />

			Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the [[Charleville musket]], the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" />

			So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that, as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />

	==Weapon statistics==		==Weapon statistics==

imported>Soranin at 02:34, 14 February 2025

2025-02-14T02:34:02Z

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	{{Era\|Weapons}}{{WP-REAL}}		{{Era\|Weapons}}{{WP-REAL}}
	{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed III]], [[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]], [[Assassin's Creed: Unity~~]]'', and/or ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India~~]]''}}		{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed III]], [[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]], [[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''}}
	[[File:~~ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9~~.png\|thumb\|250px\|~~George Washington aiming a~~ Brown Bess ~~at Haytham Kenway~~]]		[[File:ACC India DB Brown Bess.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Brown Bess]]
	The '''Brown Bess''', also known simply as the '''Flint Musket'''<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and mistakenly as the '''Rifle''',<ref name="ACU" /> is a muzzle-loading, {{wiki\|flintlock}} [[musket]] that served as the standard {{wiki\|long gun}} of the [[British Army]] for over a century.		The '''Brown Bess''', also known simply as the '''Flint Musket'''<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and mistakenly as the '''Rifle''',<ref name="ACU" /> is a muzzle-loading, {{wiki\|flintlock}} [[musket]] that served as the standard {{wiki\|long gun}} of the [[British Army]] for over a century.

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	==Description==		==Description==
			[[File:ACC India DB EIC Rifleman.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|An East India Company Rifleman]]
	An epitome of flintlock muskets, the Brown Bess consists of a long, smoothbore barrel and a gunstock, both of which are carved from wood.<ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref> Shots are loaded through the muzzle—a trait universal among muskets.<ref name="ACCI" /> This reloading process can be exceedingly long owing to the need to clear the barrel of residue before using a {{wiki\|ramrod}} to insert another musket ball.<ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3" /> With the ability to load and fire only one shot at any given time, the rate-of-fire of a Brown Bess, like any firearm of its day, is inferior to that of even a traditional [[bow]].<ref name="AC3" />		An epitome of flintlock muskets, the Brown Bess consists of a long, smoothbore barrel and a gunstock, both of which are carved from wood.<ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref> Shots are loaded through the muzzle—a trait universal among muskets.<ref name="ACCI" /> This reloading process can be exceedingly long owing to the need to clear the barrel of residue before using a {{wiki\|ramrod}} to insert another musket ball.<ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3" /> With the ability to load and fire only one shot at any given time, the rate-of-fire of a Brown Bess, like any firearm of its day, is inferior to that of even a traditional [[bow]].<ref name="AC3" />

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	==History==		==History==
			[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9.png\|thumb\|250px\|George Washington aiming a Brown Bess at Haytham Kenway]]
	First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the [[Charleville musket]], the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />		First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the [[Charleville musket]], the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />

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	[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9.png\|thumb\|250px\|George Washington aiming a Brown Bess at Haytham Kenway]]		[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9.png\|thumb\|250px\|George Washington aiming a Brown Bess at Haytham Kenway]]
	The '''Brown Bess''', also known simply as the '''Flint Musket'''<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and mistakenly as the '''Rifle''',<ref name="ACU" /> is a muzzle-loading, {{wiki\|flintlock}} [[musket]] that served as the standard {{wiki\|long gun}} of the [[British Army]] for over a century.		The '''Brown Bess''', also known simply as the '''Flint Musket'''<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and mistakenly as the '''Rifle''',<ref name="ACU" /> is a muzzle-loading, {{wiki\|flintlock}} [[musket]] that served as the standard {{wiki\|long gun}} of the [[British Army]] for over a century.

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imported>Darman36: /* French Revolution */

2021-07-06T01:38:38Z

French Revolution

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	\|colspan="8"\|''A common musket.''		\|colspan="8"\|''A common musket.''
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			;National Guard Musket
	*National Guard Musket
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	\|colspan="8"\|''A solid musket used by the National Guard.''		\|colspan="8"\|''A solid musket used by the National Guard.''
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imported>Sol Pacificus: the Charlesville musket is usable in the game

2021-05-06T19:33:48Z

the Charlesville musket is usable in the game

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	==History==		==History==
	First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Charleville musket}}, the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />		First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the [[Charleville musket]], the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />

	==Weapon statistics==		==Weapon statistics==

imported>Soranin: /* History */

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the [[Charleville musket]], the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />		First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the {{Wiki\|Charleville musket}}, the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />

	==Weapon statistics==		==Weapon statistics==

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	{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed III]], [[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]], [[Assassin's Creed: Unity~~]]'', and/or ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India~~]]''}}		{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed III]], [[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]], [[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''}}
	[[File:~~ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9~~.png\|thumb\|250px\|~~George Washington aiming a~~ Brown Bess ~~at Haytham Kenway~~]]		[[File:ACC India DB Brown Bess.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Brown Bess]]
	The '''Brown Bess''', also known simply as the '''Flint Musket'''<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and mistakenly as the '''Rifle''',<ref name="ACU" /> is a muzzle-loading, {{wiki\|flintlock}} [[musket]] that served as the standard {{wiki\|long gun}} of the [[British Army]] for over a century.		The '''Brown Bess''', also known simply as the '''Flint Musket'''<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and mistakenly as the '''Rifle''',<ref name="ACU" /> is a muzzle-loading, {{wiki\|flintlock}} [[musket]] that served as the standard {{wiki\|long gun}} of the [[British Army]] for over a century.

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	==Description==		==Description==
			[[File:ACC India DB EIC Rifleman.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|An East India Company Rifleman]]
	An epitome of flintlock muskets, the Brown Bess consists of a long, smoothbore barrel and a gunstock, both of which are carved from wood.<ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref> Shots are loaded through the muzzle—a trait universal among muskets.<ref name="ACCI" /> This reloading process can be exceedingly long owing to the need to clear the barrel of residue before using a {{wiki\|ramrod}} to insert another musket ball.<ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3" /> With the ability to load and fire only one shot at any given time, the rate-of-fire of a Brown Bess, like any firearm of its day, is inferior to that of even a traditional [[bow]].<ref name="AC3" />		An epitome of flintlock muskets, the Brown Bess consists of a long, smoothbore barrel and a gunstock, both of which are carved from wood.<ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref> Shots are loaded through the muzzle—a trait universal among muskets.<ref name="ACCI" /> This reloading process can be exceedingly long owing to the need to clear the barrel of residue before using a {{wiki\|ramrod}} to insert another musket ball.<ref name="ACU" /><ref name="AC3" /> With the ability to load and fire only one shot at any given time, the rate-of-fire of a Brown Bess, like any firearm of its day, is inferior to that of even a traditional [[bow]].<ref name="AC3" />

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	==History==		==History==
			[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9.png\|thumb\|250px\|George Washington aiming a Brown Bess at Haytham Kenway]]
	First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the [[Charleville musket]], the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />		First developed in the early 18th century, the Brown Bess muskets had become the standard service long gun of the British Army by the Seven Years' War.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Decades later it was the predominant musket seeing action in the American Revolutionary War, for the conflict was waged by [[Patriots\|rebels]] in the British colonies. Accordingly, it was the principal musket of the [[Continental Army]] as well.<ref name="AC3" /> Although the [[France\|French]] developed their own musket, the [[Charleville musket]], the Brown Bess was commonly used in the [[French Revolution]]; one particular model was popularly known as the '''National Guard Musket''' for its service with the [[National Guard (France)\|National Guard]].<ref name="ACU" /> So popular was the Brown Bess with the British that as late as 1841, their soldiers still employed the musket even in spite of advances in firearm technology. The [[East India Company]] deployed "Riflemen" equipped with the musket in their wars against the [[Sikh Empire]] and [[Afghanistan]], notably the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name="ACCI" />

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	{{Imageneed}}		{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed III]], [[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]], [[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', and/or ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''}}
	[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9.png\|thumb\|250px\|George Washington aiming a Brown Bess at Haytham Kenway]]		[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition_9.png\|thumb\|250px\|George Washington aiming a Brown Bess at Haytham Kenway]]
	The '''Brown Bess''', also known simply as the '''Flint Musket'''<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and mistakenly as the '''Rifle''',<ref name="ACU" /> is a muzzle-loading, {{wiki\|flintlock}} [[musket]] that served as the standard {{wiki\|long gun}} of the [[British Army]] for over a century.		The '''Brown Bess''', also known simply as the '''Flint Musket'''<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and mistakenly as the '''Rifle''',<ref name="ACU" /> is a muzzle-loading, {{wiki\|flintlock}} [[musket]] that served as the standard {{wiki\|long gun}} of the [[British Army]] for over a century.