Bayonet

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A contingent of British soldiers with rifles and bayonets.

Bayonets were weapon attachments that could be fit onto the muzzle of muskets and rifles, often as sharp spikes or knives. During the American Revolutionary War, bayonets were utilized by soldiers from both the British and Continental armies.

Bayonet was an important supplement to musket at the time, which was slow to reload and inaccurate. Bayonet charge was seen as a deciding factor in battle, while inaccrate musket volley fire served more to weaken an enemy. The phrase "hot fire and cold steel" describes common 18th century warfare: first bombardment with cannon, then charge with bayonet. Additionally, it is also a good weapon against cavalry charge, as the crude spear they formed was effective at staking the riders or the horses, before they reached the otherwise vulnerable infantry.

The Assassin Connor Kenway was able to take rifles with bayonets from musket racks, or from disarming soldiers, in order to slash or impale nearby enemies. While a bayonet was embedded in a soldier's torso, Connor was able to fire the musket itself, and efficiently eliminate two opponents in quick succession.

Gallery

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  Connor stabbing a British soldier with a bayonet.
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  A British soldier attacking with a bayonet.

Source

• Assassin's Creed III - E3 Boston Gameplay Demo