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The 95th Rifles | History
The Rifleman's speciality was targeting the enemy officers, NCOs and drummers. Their skills were also put to good use eliminating artillery crews, something they did to great effect during the Siege of Badajoz in 1812. The 95th were more …
The Sharpe Dressed Man: The Uniforms of Richard …
The 95th Regiment of Foot or Rifle Corps was raised in 1800 and numbered 95th in 1803. As an active officer of the Rifle Corps or Rifles, Sharpe is mainly seen in the service uniform which gets modified when he is on campaign. The …
John Kincaid (British Army officer) - Wikipedia
Sir John Kincaid (1787 – 1862) was an officer of the British 95th Regiment, The Rifle Brigade who wrote a first hand account of his service under Wellington through the Peninsula War and the …
Plunket’s Shot - The 95th Rifles
Rifleman Tom Plunket of the 1st Battalion of the 95th Rifles was a popular character; one of his comrades remembered him as ‘a smart well-made fellow, about the middle height, in the prime of manhood with a clear grey eye and …
The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) - National …
On 15 August 1808, Lieutenant Ralph Bunbury of the 95th Rifles became the first British officer killed in the Peninsular War (1808-14). Apart from 2nd Battalion's brief involvement in the Walcheren expedition of 1809, both 1st and 2nd …
Unit History: The Chosen Men of the British 95th Rifles
Oct 20, 2016 · The chosen men of the 95th were equipped with the Baker Rifle – which could not be fitted with the standard British army bayonet due to its bigger calibre. So instead every man from Rifleman to officer was issued a sword.
History of the 95th Rifles: From Birth to the Coa
The 95th losses were 23 casualties; Capt. O’Hare’s company sustaining the most with one Officer and five Riflemen killed and seven wounded. Two of the wounded were the double piquet, …
The Battle of Tarbes - 95th Rifles
An officer of the 95th Rifles later wrote … “Our three battalions were most sharply engaged; three times the enemy with a greatly superior force endeavoured to drive them off the hill, but the …
The Battle of New Orleans - 95th Rifles
Between the end of the skirmish of the 23rd December, and the main engagement of the 8th January, the 95th fared lightly, suffering very minimal casualties and just two men going missing. None were officers, a feat not …
The 95th Rifles - The Napoleon Series
Gairdner, James P. The American Sharpe: the Adventures of an American Officer of the 95th Rifles in the Peninsula & Waterloo Campaigns. Gareth Glover (ed.). Barnsley: Frontline, 2017. …
Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) – Memorial At Peninsula
During the battle, the Rifle Corps suffered one lieutenant killed, its first officer to fall, and two other ranks killed and six wounded, some of whom died later. 95th Regiment In 1802, the Rifle …
The History of the 95th Rifles. - 95th Sharpe's Rifles
In addition to fighting off the French skirmishers, the riflemen would specifically target the French officers, non-commissioned officers, drummers (who were used to relay commands) and …
The Rifle Brigade - Memorial At Peninsula
During the Peninsula War, Rifleman Thomas Plunkett of the 1st Battalion, 95th Rifles, shot the French General Auguste-Marie-francois Colbert at a range that may have been even greater. …
2nd Bn. 95th Rifles :: The Highland Company of the 95th Rifles
In 1797 this officer was appointed to an Ensigncy in the Breadalbane Fencibles and served with them for two years.
An American Sharpe – Gareth Glover Collection
Oct 30, 2016 · The Adventures of an American Officer of the 95th Rifles in the Peninsular & Waterloo Campaigns. Published By Pen & Sword 30 October 2016 Available from Amazon
The Plunkett Shot - Duke of Wellington
Jan 3, 2021 · Thomas Plunkett is one of the most famous Private soldiers of the 95th Rifles, along with Rifleman Harris, who had his story memorialised (the real Harris was illiterate, not the TV …
Blunders on the Danube: The 95th Rifles - Napoleonic Wars
Jan 22, 2015 · Although perhaps the most famous British unit of the Napoleonic Wars, the 95th was also one of the youngest. It derived form the Experimental Corps of Riflemen, formed in …
A Rifleman at Waterloo - Simon Jones Historian
Jun 17, 2015 · On 22 May 1813 he enlisted at Deal for the 95th Regiment; he was aged 18 and his occupation was given as labourer. Unlike most other infantry regiments, the 95th was armed …
The 95th Rifles | Badajoz
Lieutenant George Simmons was present during one such escapade, during which the Rifles were subject to fire from a French sharpshooter. He describes it thus: “A French officer (I …
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