Wars of propaganda and evangelism would quickly give way to wars of muskets and pikes.
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7 sentences with “muskets”
Short, simple sentences with “muskets”, suitable for children and primary/elementary school, with common expressions and related words. You'll also find examples for middle and high school.
Brief definition: muskets
Muskets are long, old-fashioned guns that were fired from the shoulder and used before modern rifles, especially from the 16th to 19th centuries.
7 sentences with “muskets” — examples
Whitney's machine tools for making parts for muskets allowed guns to be made and repaired by people other than skilled gunsmiths.
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As European powers expanded, they built modern-style fortresses and defended them with cannons, muskets and warships that often outmatched the military forces and technology they encountered.
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However, the missionaries arrived to a violent atmosphere. Maori were busy trading with settlers for muskets to use on other tribes, and even the missionaries were beginning to argue amongst themselves.
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As Maoris had no long-range weapons, muskets were a valuable asset to tribes. The introduction of muskets made inter-tribal wars far more dangerous, especially if it was a tribe with muskets against a tribe without.
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The 1860s saw the development of the first breech-loading weapons, which first came into widespread use in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, in which Prussian infantry completely overwhelmed Austrian soldiers armed with older muskets.
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After the first European whalers and traders came to New Zealand, the Maori lifestyle in some areas changed dramatically, and never returned to the way it was. One of the most popular commodities the Maori were interested in trading for were muskets.
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