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Charleville Musket

Early Modern

The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used from the 18th into the 19th century. It entered French service in 1717 and remained in production until around 1840, seeing use in conflicts including the American Revolutionary War, where it armed both French and American forces, and numerous other wars beyond France's own military.

Facts
Classification
Caliber
.69 caliber 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Smoothbore flintlock infantry musket 1
Introduced Year
1717 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Associated With

American Revolutionary War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Charleville Musket

Used In

American Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
Haitian Revolution, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
Napoleonic Wars, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
Seven Years' War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
War of 1812, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
Wikipedia
  • History, Model 1717 section
    In 1717, a flintlock musket for the French infantry was standardized.
  • Lead paragraph
    The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  • service-status
    service = French Army 1717-1840
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Caliber attribute (charleville-musket)
    The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used from the 18th into the 19th century.
  • Associated With: American Revolutionary War, Use section
    Large numbers of Charleville Model 1763 and 1766 muskets were imported into the United States from France during the American War of Independence, due in large part to the influence of Marquis de Lafayette.
  • Used In: Seven Years' War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Seven Years' War
  • Used In: Haitian Revolution, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Haitian Revolution
  • Used In: Napoleonic Wars, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Napoleonic Wars
  • Used In: War of 1812, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: War of 1812
  • Used In: American Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: American Civil War
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Wikidata: Charleville Musket
Wikidata Q1899116, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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