�Ѿ��Ծ�é ball

[ min-ee, min-ee-ey; French mee-nyey ]

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noun

a conical bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired, used in the 19th century.

�Ѿ��Ծ�é ball

/ ˈmɪnɪˌeɪ; miɲe /

noun

a conical rifle bullet, used in the 19th century, manufactured with a hollow base designed to expand when fired to fit the rifling

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Word History and Origins

Origin of �Ѿ��Ծ�é ball¹

1855–60; named after C. E. �Ѿ��Ծ�é (1814–79), French officer who invented it

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Word History and Origins

Origin of �Ѿ��Ծ�é ball¹

C19: named after Capt C. E. �Ѿ��Ծ�é (1814–1879), French army officer who invented it

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On top — a Minie ball, or Civil War bullet, and a button that appeared to bear a Virginia seal.

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The new rifled musket was capable of firing conical �Ѿ��Ծ�é ball rounds faster, farther and more accurately than the old spherical rounds, yet massed armies continued to march in long lines of battle, shoulder-to-shoulder, within close range of the other side, causing a bloodbath of unprecedented magnitude.

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Miss a minie ball at Gettysburg?

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Invented by the Frenchman Claude-Etienne �Ѿ��Ծ�é, the �Ѿ��Ծ�é ball was a cone-shaped ball of lead with a hollow base.

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�Ѿ��Ծ�é ball from hundreds of bullets stashed in front of our counter and wondered whether my grandfather knew what he was signing us up for when he found his first one.

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