The 3 Musketeers Bar was the third brand produced and manufactured by M&M/Mars, introduced in 1932. Originally, it had three pieces in one package, flavored chocolate, strawberry and vanilla; hence the name, which was derived from the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.

Mars, Incorporated introduced 3 Musketeers in 1932. It came in a box and had three mini candy bars in it. One was strawberry, one was chocolate and one was vanilla. Their marketing department advertised it as a candy bar so big it could be shared with two friends.

They are named for their specialist training in the use of the musket (mousquet), an early firearm originally developed in Spain at the end of the previous century under the name moschetto or 'sparrow-hawk'.

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INGREDIENTS: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin), Sugar, Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali; Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Egg Whites, Artificial Flavors. CONTAINS MILK, EGG AND SOY.

It has been translated into many languages, repeatedly filmed, and its heroes - D'Artagnan, Porthos, Aramis and Athos - have become literary archetypes. Yet, outside France, few people are aware that all four are based on historical figures: Armand de Sillegue; Isaac de Portau; Henri d'Aramitz; and Charles de Batz.

1. : a soldier armed with a musket. 2. [from the musketeers' friendship in the novel Les Trois Mousquetaires (1844) by Alexandre Dumas] : a good friend : buddy.

A musketeer (French: mousquetaire) was a type of soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern warfare, particularly in Europe, as they normally comprised the majority of their infantry. The musketeer was a precursor to the rifleman.

INGREDIENTS: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk, Lactose, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin), Sugar, Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali; Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Egg Whites, Artificial Flavors.

The 3 Musketeers is made up of nougat and chocolate, and according to Pennsylvania State University, the nougat consists of whipped egg whites that are sweetened, flavored, shaped into rectangles, and dipped in chocolate.

When 3 Musketeers was first introduced in 1932, it was marketed as one of the largest candy bars on the market. For five cents, the 3 Musketeers bar could be split up and shared with friends. Now, we think the 94 million-plus bars that are sold a year are more likely enjoyed alone.

The Musketeers fought in battles both on foot (infantry) and on horseback (cavalry). They formed the royal guard for the king while he was outside of the royal residences (within the royal residences, the king's guard was the Garde du corps and the Gardes suisses).

Called Musketeers of the Guard, a military branch of the Maison du Roi, they wore the famous blue tabard decorated with the cross and Fleurdelys, the symbol showing that they belonged to the King's Household.