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| [[File:AC3 Connor Musket.png|thumb|250px|Connor holding a musket with an attached bayonet]]
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| '''Bayonets''' were weapon attachments that could be fit onto the muzzle of [[Firearms|muskets and rifles]], often as sharp spikes or knives.
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| During the [[Louisiana Rebellion]] and [[American Revolutionary War]], bayonets were utilized by [[Guards|soldiers]] from the [[French Army|French]], [[Spanish Army|Spanish]], [[British Army|British]] and [[Continental Army|Continental]] armies, though generally as last-resort {{Wiki|ancillary weapon}}s.
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| In most cases, bayonets were attached in preparation to receive a cavalry charge, as the crude spear they formed was effective at staking [[horsemen]], before they reached the otherwise vulnerable infantry. They were also utilized in close-quarters combat, when shooting would have been insufficient.
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| The [[Assassins]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], as well as the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] were able to disarm soldiers for their muskets, while the latter three could also grab them from nearby racks, in order to slash or impale nearby enemies. While a bayonet was embedded in a soldier's torso, Ratonhnhaké:ton, Haytham, and Edward could also aim and fire the musket itself, efficiently eliminating two opponents in quick succession.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | |
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Historically, bayonets were removed outside of melee combat, and could also be used without a musket.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
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| AC3 Connor Musket Impale.png|Connor impaling a Continental soldier with a bayonet
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| AC3 Musket soldiers.png|Connor facing a group of soldiers armed with bayonets
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{ACIII}}
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| {{AC3L}}
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| {{ACIV}}
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| [[Category:Weapons]]
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| [[Category:18th century weapons]]
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