Weapons and Militia in 18th-Century Williamsburg

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Military Interpreter Stewart Pittman talks about a company of 14-year-old boys who rob a booby-trapped Magazine and arm themselves with blue-painted muskets in 1775. He also answers some popular questions about musket firing and accuracy.

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