Bayonets have been a staple of infantry action since the 17th century, and the U.S. military still uses them to this day. There was a bayonet charge during the Iraq invasion, believe it or not.

After years in power, surrounded by toadies and yes-men, Mussolini began to believe his own rhetoric about Italy’s “eight million bayonets,” preferring to ignore his generals’ warnings ...

As church bells rung out at 6 a.m., people from all over stood in bravery, knowing the danger they were about to encounter, while remaining firm that they wouldn’t be taken down. After shots ...

And then, as the militia began to disperse, a shot rang out of unknown origin, and a fusillade of British fire, followed by bayonets, left eight Colonials dead. Followed the fighting, after the ...

The Regulars were ordered to disarm the militia, but not fire. With the militia defiant, refusing to lay down their arms, the Regulars affixed their bayonets and began to march forward. A single shot, ...

You could hear their fifes and drums before you could see them, but a few minutes later, the battle green was full of red-coated soldiers holding muskets with bayonets at the end. Both sides were ...

62-cal. muzzleloaders. A French Model 1728 musket shown next to its socket bayonet. Image courtesy of Rock Island Auction. French Military Muskets Following the Massachusetts Powder Alarm in ...

Or maybe someone was hiding in the woods, determined to pick a fight. The British forces fired a series of volleys before charging with bayonets. Within minutes, the British commander, Major John ...

There are tense chases and battles in which spaceships, swords, lasers, bayonets, missiles, spears, and biological weapons are used. Characters die off-screen without any gore. Adults kiss and flirt; ...

But the British then fired volleys and charged with bayonets, killing eight. Concord was now fully on alert. Again, there was a wary stand off. Again, someone fired. During this confrontation at ...

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