Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Warfare and British Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
A mechanism allowing soldiers to load ammunition into the rear of a gun barrel, significantly increasing the rate of fire and allowing reloading while lying down.
Breech-loading appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Warfare and British Society and London WWII, especially Warfare and British Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries and The Nature of Warfare.
Warfare and British Society and London WWII
Warfare and British Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries • The Nature of Warfare
Warfare and British Society and London WWII
The Process of Change • Factors Affecting Warfare
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