<P> This is a list of infantry weapons used in the American Revolutionary War . </P> <P> The Brown Bess Musket muzzle - loading smoothbore musket was one of the most commonly used weapons in the American Revolution . While this was a British weapon, it was used heavily by the American Colonists . This musket was used to fire a single shot ball, or a cluster style shot which fired multiple projectiles giving the weapon a "shotgun" effect . There were two variations of the Brown Bess: the Short Land Pattern and the Long Land Pattern . The Short Land was shorter, less bulky, less heavy than the Long Land . Most American fighters implemented the Long Land Pattern . </P>

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