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This rare British rifle helped defeat Napoleon

The British military decided to organize their disparate small units of riflemen into a single standardized group in 1800.
Key point: Long-distance killing revolutionized warfare. On a freezing January day in 1809, rifleman Thomas Plunkett of the British 95th Rifles was flat on his back in the snow outside of the Spanish ...
On a freezing January day in 1809, rifleman Thomas Plunkett of the British 95th Rifles was flat on his back in the snow outside of the Spanish town of Cacabelos. Some might say that was no place for ...