Brown Besses

A form of Brown Bess — The British Army's Land Pattern Musket or any of its derivatives, standard-issue weapons for British soldiers in the American Revolution.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Brown Bess
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APA

Brown Besses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brown%20Besses

MLA

“Brown Besses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brown%20Besses. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brown Besses,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brown%20Besses.

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