These muskets helped modernize the Russian military. They were used in campaigns against Sweden, the Ottoman Empire, and during the Napoleonic Wars, during the growth of Russia´s influence. 14.

Hillery Harrison, right, and another member of the archaeological team examine about 58 musket balls found near Mont-Saint-Jean, Belgium, one area where the Battle of Waterloo took place in 1815.

And it's very unlikely anyone dialed 911 at the time. Researchers in Peru have discovered the remains of an Inca who appears to have been shot in the head with a Spanish musket ball 500 years ago.

The battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars were smoky places, and even early breech-loading weapons still used black powder. Private George Mossop, who fought in the Zulu War of 1879, described how: ...

2. Muskets, Yo While they are plenty of different weapons and classes to try out in Napoleonic Wars –like cavalry, cannoneers, or musicians–but the base infantry unit is equipped with a good ...

Napoleon's defeat led to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, which lasted from 1803 to 1815. The dig is the first excavation on record of the spot, known as Mont-Saint-Jean field hospital, according ...

The battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars were smoky places, and even early breech-loading weapons still used black powder. Private George Mossop, who fought in the Zulu War of 1879, described how: ...

The latter used a muzzle-loading matchlock musket, so called because its charge was ignited by the ‘match’, a length of smouldering cord. But even contemporaries found these weapons unreliable.