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The '''Charleville musket''' was a [[France|French]] design infantry [[musket]] first made in 1717 and last produced during the 1840s.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Charleville musket}}</ref> It was 5 feet long, weighing 10 pounds, had a calibre of approximately 17.5 mm, and could be fitted with [[bayonet]]s.<ref name="George notebook">''[[George Washington's notebook]]'' – "4th January 1777"</ref> It was the standard musket used by the [[French Army]] during its production,<ref name="Wiki"/> but was also used by the [[Spanish Army|Spanish soldiers]] stationed in [[New Orleans]] at the time of the [[Louisiana Rebellion]]<ref name="Liberation">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> as well as the [[Continental Army]] under [[George Washington]] around 1777.<ref name="George notebook"/> | The '''Charleville musket''' was a [[France|French]] design infantry [[musket]] first made in 1717 and last produced during the 1840s.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Charleville musket}}</ref> It was 5 feet long, weighing 10 pounds, had a calibre of approximately 17.5 mm, and could be fitted with [[bayonet]]s.<ref name="George notebook">''[[George Washington's notebook]]'' – "4th January 1777"</ref> It was the standard musket used by the [[French Army]] during its production,<ref name="Wiki"/> but was also used by the [[Spanish Army|Spanish soldiers]] stationed in [[New Orleans]] at the time of the [[Louisiana Rebellion]]<ref name="Liberation">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> as well as the [[Continental Army]] under [[George Washington]] around 1777.<ref name="George notebook"/> | ||
In February 1765, the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins| | In February 1765, the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins|Louisianian Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]] used a Charleville musket to [[Assassination|assassinate]] [[Louisiana]]'s governor [[Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie]], who had been conspiring with the [[Louisiana Rite of the Templar Order|Louisianian Templar]] [[Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer]], seeking to keep the colony under French control rather than hand it over to [[Spain]].<ref name="The Colony's Good">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The Colony's Good]]</ref> | ||
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The Charleville musket was a French design infantry musket first made in 1717 and last produced during the 1840s.[1] It was 5 feet long, weighing 10 pounds, had a calibre of approximately 17.5 mm, and could be fitted with bayonets.[2] It was the standard musket used by the French Army during its production,[1] but was also used by the Spanish soldiers stationed in New Orleans at the time of the Louisiana Rebellion[3] as well as the Continental Army under George Washington around 1777.[2]
In February 1765, the Louisianian Assassin Aveline de Grandpré used a Charleville musket to assassinate Louisiana's governor Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie, who had been conspiring with the Louisianian Templar Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer, seeking to keep the colony under French control rather than hand it over to Spain.[4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Charleville musket on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 George Washington's notebook – "4th January 1777"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – The Colony's Good