The most famous Rifle Regimant was the 95th Rifles. They were formed during the Napoleonic Wars. They wore dark green uniforms with black facing and crossbelts to act as camouflage. They were equipped with the flintlock, muzzle loading Baker Rifle, which was more accurate than the normal smoothbore musket, although it took longer to load. They also had a sword bayonet. The rifle had a sight and the riflemen were trained to select targets and aim (usually at officers, n.c.o's and enemy skirmishers). They were used as sharpshooters, scouts and skirmishers. They moved in dispersed formation, sometimes in pairs, rather than in a file.
A detachment of the 95th Rifles feature in the t.tyle squad, he was more like a lance corporal. An accurate account of the 95th Rilfes may be found in the book 'Rifles' by Mark Urban.
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