Morgan's Riflemen

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Morgan's Riflemen was an elite corps of American Revolutionary War sharpshooters renowned for their marksmanship and guerrilla tactics under the command of Daniel Morgan.

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Label Occurrences
Morgan's Riflemen canonical 2
Overmountain Men 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Continental Army unit ⓘ
light infantry unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
rifle corps ⓘ
activePeriod American Revolutionary War era ⓘ
allegiance Continental Army ⓘ
Continental Congress ⓘ
associatedWith Continental rifle regiments ⓘ
Daniel Morgan ⓘ
branch Continental Army ⓘ
commander Daniel Morgan ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
equipment Pennsylvania rifle ⓘ
long rifle ⓘ
rifled musket ⓘ
formedPartOf Continental Army rifle corps ⓘ
Morgan's Corps of Riflemen ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
notableCommander Daniel Morgan ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
Battle of Freeman's Farm ⓘ
Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
Siege of Boston ⓘ
Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableFor accurate long‑distance shooting ⓘ
use of frontier riflemen ⓘ
recruitedFrom backcountry marksmen ⓘ
frontier regions of Pennsylvania ⓘ
frontier regions of Virginia ⓘ
reputation effective irregular fighters ⓘ
elite light troops ⓘ
expert marksmen ⓘ
role light infantry ⓘ
sharpshooters ⓘ
skirmishers ⓘ
specialization guerrilla tactics ⓘ
long‑range rifle fire ⓘ
marksmanship ⓘ
tactics harassing enemy pickets ⓘ
hit‑and‑run attacks ⓘ
operating in loose order ⓘ
targeting enemy officers ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daniel Morgan → militaryUnit → Morgan's Riflemen ⓘ
Daniel Morgan → commanded → Morgan's Riflemen ⓘ
Battle of Kings Mountain → combatant → Overmountain Men ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Riflemen