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Normally the first shots fired by the line was a volley. This was mostly for shock value because muskets were extremely inaccurate.
While the volley would send a wall of musket balls flying at the enemy they were not really effective.
The main purpose of the volley was to hold fire from the platoons until the enemy came within range and thereby be more effective.
Using the volley helps make up for the inaccuracy, slow rate of fire, and limited range of a weapon.
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Firing a Musket, Musket Volley Fire, Reenactment of American Revolution Winter Encampment Site, American Revolution, Reenactment of Winter Encampment 1779 1780, Continental Army, American History, The Revolutionary War, U.S. History, U.S. Historic district Contributing property, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, Jockey Hollow, George Washington, General George Washington, National Historical Park, National Park Service, NPS, Harding Township, Morristown, Morris County, Mendham NJ, Morristown National Historical Park, The Skylands, NJ Skylands, New Jersey Skylands, Jersey Skylands, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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