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**Mike Irwin** · August 17, 2014, 08:56 PM

Actually, with the Prussians and Austrians at the end of the 1700s.

It was apparently a slow, rank by rank advance more than marching fire.

" I doubt anyone would embrace the idea of trying to load a muzzle loader while marching."

The British had a manual of arms for reloading while on the move.

August 17, 2014, 08:56 PM	#91
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Actually, with the Prussians and Austrians at the end of the 1700s. It was apparently a slow, rank by rank advance more than marching fire. " I doubt anyone would embrace the idea of trying to load a muzzle loader while marching." The British had a manual of arms for reloading while on the move. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.