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.
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Service Status Weapon ClassSmoothbore flintlock infantry musket 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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How accurate was the Charleville musket?
The Army Historical Foundation, which runs the National Museum of the United States Army, says: "Like most muzzle-loading smoothbores of the era, the Charleville was not a very accurate weapon. While a soldier armed with a Charleville could reliably hit a formation of enemy troops at 200 yards, eighty yards was about the maximum range to hit an individual soldier."
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The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was made in 1717 and was last produced during the 1840s.
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The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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French Army 1717-1840
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The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Associated With: American Revolutionary War, Infobox: variants
Model 1717, Model 1728, Model 1763, Model 1766, Model 1770, Model 1771, Model 1773, Model 1774, Model 1776, Model 1777 corrigé en l'an IX, Model 1816, Model 1822, Dragoon version, Carbine version, Navy version, Artillery version
Used In: Seven Years' War, Infobox: wars
French and Indian Wars, Chickasaw Wars, Austrian War of Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745, Karnatic Wars, Seven Years' War, Larache expedition, American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French-Tahitian War, Cochinchina campaign, American Civil War, Garnier Expedition, Tonkin campaign
Used In: Haitian Revolution, Infobox: wars
French and Indian Wars, Chickasaw Wars, Austrian War of Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745, Karnatic Wars, Seven Years' War, Larache expedition, American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French-Tahitian War, Cochinchina campaign, American Civil War, Garnier Expedition, Tonkin campaign
Used In: Napoleonic Wars, Infobox: wars
French and Indian Wars, Chickasaw Wars, Austrian War of Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745, Karnatic Wars, Seven Years' War, Larache expedition, American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French-Tahitian War, Cochinchina campaign, American Civil War, Garnier Expedition, Tonkin campaign
Used In: War of 1812, Infobox: wars
French and Indian Wars, Chickasaw Wars, Austrian War of Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745, Karnatic Wars, Seven Years' War, Larache expedition, American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French-Tahitian War, Cochinchina campaign, American Civil War, Garnier Expedition, Tonkin campaign
Used In: American Civil War, Infobox: wars
French and Indian Wars, Chickasaw Wars, Austrian War of Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745, Karnatic Wars, Seven Years' War, Larache expedition, American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French-Tahitian War, Cochinchina campaign, American Civil War, Garnier Expedition, Tonkin campaign
In Group: Early Modern Muskets, Infobox: type
Musket
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MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: Canadian Armed Forces, Operators
[ Canada; France; United States ]
Operated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
[ Canada; France; United States ]
Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Operators
[ Canada; France; United States ]
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