Infantryman of the 62eme Regiment a'Infanterie de Ligne firing the 1776 Charleville flintlock Musket


Napoleonic line infantry French soldier firing the Charleville musket introduced by France in 1776 and remaining in service for almost a century and made in thousands. This musket was used also by the Continental Army in North America to defeat British forces


Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Southern England United Kingdom
Photo credit: © wyrdlight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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