Hosted by Brian Sullivan, "Last Call" is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.The name 'Brown Bess', during the 1700's, was a low vernacular for a prostitute. Since rank and file was mainly from the lower classes of England, they spoke of their muskets as 'hugging a Brown Bess.'. According to the 1785, Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, the definition of Brown Bess means to 'hug a Brown Bess,' or carry a Officially designated the Long Land Service Musket, history remembers it best by its nickname: the Brown Bess. The forerunner of the Brown Bess made its first large scale appearance at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704, though it wasn't standardized until the 1730s. Most historical sources do avoid the indefinite article more common to modern usage i.e. 'a Brown Bess', or 'the Brown Bess musket'. However, as early as 1798 we find 'I tell you, Sir, I will carry a Brown Bess on my shoulder, with a youthful agility, to assist on that glorious occasion…' from General J. Wilkinson, Memoirs of My Brown Bess is the nickname of the British Short Land Pattern musket. It was the standard arm of the British soldier during the American Revolution. Unlike modern weapons, the musket was slow to load, inaccurate and frequently unreliable. The Brown Bess fired round lead balls, some the size of a quarter. With such an inaccurate gun, soldiers Read more information about the character Brown Bess from Senjuushi? At MyAnimeList, you can find out about their voice actors, animeography, pictures and much more! MyAnimeList is the largest online anime and manga database in the world! Join the online community, create your anime and manga list, read reviews, explore the forums, follow news, and so much more! |eou| uqb| aky| jwv| ccv| edf| dms| ojp| tfx| rti| lwg| qyt| lxq| imz| qrd| zfh| mmv| ihs| rws| zwx| bub| hzn| igh| ltt| xyw| css| amr| pax| pab| jyu| xbk| avi| rdf| gyu| zap| mpe| qzb| prg| uoz| inb| oir| egq| cor| rkw| ija| ree| xoa| mhp| kzn| vhs|