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The Regiment of Riflemen was a unit of the U.S. Army in the early nineteenth century. Unlike the regular US line infantry units with muskets and bright blue and white uniforms, this regiment was focused on specialist light infantry tactics, and were accordingly issued rifles and dark green and black uniforms to take better advantage of cover.
Twenty-four current units of the Army National Guard perpetuate the lineages of militia units mustered into federal service during the War of 1812. Militia units from nine states that were part of the Union by the end of the War of 1812 (Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia), plus the District of Columbia, are the ...
1st Regiment Flying Camp of Lancaster County, 1776 [106] [8] 1st Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776 [8] 1st Battalion of Riflemen, Philadelphia County Militia, 1776 [8] 1st Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia, 1777 [8] 1st Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1774; 2nd Regiment Flying Camp, 1776 [8]
William Atherton (January 10, 1793 – September 11, 1863) was an American soldier, rifleman and veteran of the War of 1812 from Shelbyville, Kentucky. [1] He was a private in Captain John Simpson's company [2] of the 1st Rifle Regiment.
Riflemen are employed by the Australian Army in both the Regular Army and the Army Reserve. Riflemen in the Australian Army are members of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. Riflemen in the Regular Army are organised into seven battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment. The 7 battalions are composed of: 1st Battalion (1 RAR) [3]
Early in the War of 1812, Allen raised the 1st Regiment of Riflemen to serve under General William Henry Harrison. Allen was commissioned its colonel. He was killed in action while leading his men at the Battle of Frenchtown on the River Raisin in southeast Michigan. Allen County, Kentucky was named for him in 1815. [3]
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Forsyth (c. 1760 – June 28, 1814) served as a United States Army officer during the War of 1812.Born in North Carolina, Forsyth joined the United States Army in 1800 as an officer and was a captain of the Regiment of Riflemen at the outbreak of war in 1812.
The American riflemen in the fort held out against the frontal attack, mainly because the British guns became stuck in snow drifts, and American artillery, under Adjutant Daniel W. Church of Colonel Benedict's regiment and Lieutenant Baird of Forsyth's company, fired on the British with mixed results.