Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Fusilier


Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. The word was first used around 1680, and has later developed into a regimental designation. The name fusilier derives from the French word fusil which means flintlock musket.

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