arquebus
11Arquebus — 1) An improved hand gun, either a match lock or wheel lock. (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) 2) A matchlock firearm originally manufactured in Germany in the mid fifteenth century (from hakenbüsche). (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare,… …
12arquebus — ar•que•bus [[t]ˈɑr kwə bəs[/t]] n. pl. bus•es mil harquebus …
13arquebus — /ˈakwəbəs/ (say ahkwuhbuhs) noun a light handgun with matchlock or wheel lock mechanism. Also, harquebus. {French arquebuse, from Italian (obsolete) arcobuso, from Dutch haakbus} …
14Gracchus Arquebus — Liste des personnages d Astérix le Gaulois Voici la liste des personnages de la bande dessinée Astérix le Gaulois par René Goscinny et Albert Uderzo, classés par ordre alphabétique. Sommaire 1 Personnages du village 1.1 Abraracourcix 1.2… …
15Arquebuse — Arquebus Ar que*bus, Arquebuse Ar que*buse (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak bus; cf. G. hakenb[ u]chse a gun with a hook. See {Hagbut}.] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the… …
16harquebus — Arquebus Ar que*bus, Arquebuse Ar que*buse (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak bus; cf. G. hakenb[ u]chse a gun with a hook. See {Hagbut}.] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the… …
17Musket — Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk. A musket is a muzzle loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer.… …
18Early Modern warfare — is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive. It was first invented in China and then later spread to the Middle East. It then found its way into eastern Europe… …
19Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Japanese invasions of Korea date=1592–1598 caption= The Japanese landing on Busan. place=Korean peninsula result=Korean and Chinese victory. combatant1=Korea under the Joseon Dynasty, China under the Ming… …
20List of Empire ships (A) — The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with Empire. Mostly they were used during the Second World War by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned the ships but… …
