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Techniques & Tech August 26, 2013 August 28, 2016

How far is “musket-shot”? Farther than you think.

by Michael Barbieri

I first heard the term “musket-shot” many years ago in a video about the Battle of Valcour Island. Having participated in Revolutionary War living…

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Techniques & Tech July 15, 2013 August 28, 2016

The Inaccuracy of Muskets

by Hugh T. Harrington

A musket is not an accurate weapon. That’s a well known fact. But, why is it inaccurate and what can we learn from its…

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1. Walt C The Delcastle Cannonball

McLane's mounted company were always around, seldom seen. It's possible they were the unit that left smoldering campfires above Hockessin Meetinghouse when the British arrived, late afternoon of Sep 9.…
2. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

It has nothing to do with era it was written. The book is part of the "Army Lineage Series." It had to be written to match that premise. It is…
3. Bob Winowitch Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Phil, I know we disagree on some of Wright's work, but this holds true for the three Suffolk County companies enlisted into the Third NY of '75. Those three companies…