95th Rifles

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The 95th Rifles was an elite British light infantry regiment of the Napoleonic Wars, famed for its green uniforms, use of rifles instead of muskets, and service under commanders such as Sir John Moore and the Duke of Wellington.

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Label Occurrences
95th Rifles canonical 8
Riflemen of the 95th 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
light infantry regiment ⓘ
rifle regiment ⓘ
allegiance British Army ⓘ
associatedWith British light division ⓘ
Peninsular Army under Wellington ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
Waterloo Campaign ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalDepiction Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell ⓘ
linked to: Sharpe

Sharpe television adaptations ⓘ
distinction among first British regiments armed entirely with rifles ⓘ
pioneered use of green uniforms in British Army field units ⓘ
equipment Baker rifle ⓘ
sword bayonet ⓘ
era Napoleonic era ⓘ
formation Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) ⓘ
garrison United Kingdom ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterDesignatedAs Rifle Brigade ⓘ
notableCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Sir John Moore ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Battle of Corunna ⓘ
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Battle of Nive ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Nive

Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ
Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Battle of Talavera ⓘ
Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
Siege of Badajoz ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
role light infantry ⓘ
skirmishers ⓘ
serviceBranchFeature trained for rapid movement and skirmishing ahead of main line ⓘ
specialization light infantry tactics ⓘ
marksmanship ⓘ
tactic independent fire ⓘ
open-order skirmishing ⓘ
sharpshooting ⓘ
uniformColor rifle green ⓘ
uniformType green jacket ⓘ
weaponTypeUsed rifles instead of smoothbore muskets ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Sir John Moore → militaryUnit → 95th Rifles ⓘ
W. A. Nesfield → servedIn → 95th Rifles ⓘ
Sharpe → leadCharacterRegiment → 95th Rifles ⓘ
Richard Sharpe → unit → 95th Rifles ⓘ
Light Division → hasComponentUnit → 95th Rifles ⓘ
The Light Division → componentUnit → 95th Rifles ⓘ
Baker rifle → notableUserUnit → 95th Rifles ⓘ
Patrick Harper → allegiance → 95th Rifles ⓘ
Patrick Harper → friendOf → Riflemen of the 95th ⓘ
linked to: 95th Rifles