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5 October 1877

Nez Perce-høvdingen Joseph overga seg og sitt folk til general Nelson A. Miles. Indianerne hadde flyktet over 1880 km gjennom Idaho, Yellowstone Park og Montana med den amerikanske i hælene etter at en gruppe unge Nez Perce-krigere angrep og... Read more ...

5 October 1877

Høvding Joseph overga seg til general Miles
Nez Perce-høvdingen Joseph overga seg og sitt folk til general Nelson A. Miles. Indianerne hadde flyktet over 1880 km gjennom Idaho, Yellowstone Park og Montana med den amerikanske i hælene etter at en gruppe unge Nez Perce-krigere angrep og drepte en gruppe hvite bosettere tidlig i 1877. Dette hendte mens resten av stammen var i ferd med å bli flyttet til et annet reservat. I frykt for reaksjoner fra hæren bestemte nez percene seg for å ta opp kampen. Etter å ha blitt avvist av crow-indianerne, bestemte de seg for å krysse grensen til Canada og søke tilflukt hos sioux-høvdingen Sitting Bull som hadde flyktet til Canada etter slaget ved Little Big Horn året før.

Under flukten utkjempet de 18 trefninger mot hæren, hvorav minst fire blir regnet for store. De måtte derimot gi tapt i slaget ved Bear Paw – kun seks mil fra den canadiske grensen.


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    The smoothbore military flintlock musket was the standard infantry firearm for hundreds of years before the percussion muskets and breech-loading rifles took over from the mid-1850s. The Norwegian Army received muskets from Denmark during the union years, but after the union with Denmark fell apart and another union was established with Sweden in 1814, the Norwegians started their own firearms production at Kongsberg. A typical Norwegian-Danish musket looked like this:

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    1. Butt
    2. Wrist
    3. Comb
    4. Heel
    5. Butt plate with screws
    6. Toe
    7. Trigger guard
    8. Flint lock
    9. Barrel breech
    10. Ramrod
    11. Front sling swivel with screw
    12. Thimble
    13. Thimble pins
    14. Entry thimble
    15. Muzzle
    16. Front sight
    17. Bayonet lug
    18. Ear for the sling swivel screw
    19. Double ear — pin ear — for securing the thimbles
    20. Single ear- pin ear - for securing the barrel to the stock
    21. Flash hole
    22. Rear sight notch
    23. Tang
    24. Breech plug
    25. Barrel
    26. Rear sling swivel with screw
    27. Ramrod stopper
    28. Trigger
    29. Trigger guard screws
    30. Trigger assembly
    31. Bayonet socket
    32. Elbow
    33. Bayonet lug slot
    34. Shoulder
    35. Triangular blade
    36. Front side plate screw
    37. Rear side plate screw
    38. Side plate
    39. Muzzle cap
    40. Tang screw
    41. Brake spring for the ramrod
    42. Back of the thimble
    43. Butt nose
    44. Barrel pin
    45. Butt nose
    46. Fore-stock
    47. Cheek piece
    48. Breech plug

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