Morgan's Rifle Corps

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Morgan's Rifle Corps was an elite Continental Army light infantry unit of expert marksmen led by Daniel Morgan during the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light infantry unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
rifle unit ⓘ
activeDuring 1775 ⓘ
1776 ⓘ
1777 ⓘ
1778 ⓘ
1779 ⓘ
1780 ⓘ
allegiance Continental Congress ⓘ
associatedWith Daniel Morgan ⓘ
riflemen of the American Revolution ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
commander Daniel Morgan ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
engagement Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
Battle of Freeman's Farm ⓘ
Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
linked to: Saratoga campaign

Invasion of Canada (1775) ⓘ
Siege of Boston ⓘ
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
equipment long rifles ⓘ
rifled firearms ⓘ
hasReputationFor accuracy at long range ⓘ
high mobility ⓘ
independent action on the battlefield ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
militaryFormationType light infantry corps ⓘ
rifle corps ⓘ
notableCommander Daniel Morgan ⓘ
notableFor expert marksmanship ⓘ
use of rifles instead of muskets ⓘ
notableTactic long‑range precision fire ⓘ
targeting enemy officers ⓘ
opponent British Army ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ
partOf Continental Army ⓘ
recruitmentRegion Maryland ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
role light infantry ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
sharpshooting ⓘ
skirmishing ⓘ
serviceBranch Continental Army infantry ⓘ
usedIn American Patriot military strategy ⓘ

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Battle of Freeman's Farm → AmericanUnitInvolved → Morgan's Rifle Corps ⓘ
Morgan's Riflemen → formedPartOf → Continental Army rifle corps ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Rifle Corps
Morgan's Riflemen → formedPartOf → Morgan's Corps of Riflemen ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Rifle Corps