Morgan's Riflemen

Morgan's Riflemen or Morgan's Rifles, previously Morgan's Sharpshooters, and the one named Provisional Rifle Corps, were an elite light infantry unit commanded by General Daniel Morgan in the American Revolutionary War, which served a vital role executing his tasks because its men were equipped with rifles, with an effective range of 300-500 yards, rather than of smoothbore muskets, which had an effective range of 100 yards, giving riflemen a strategic advantage if properly deployed and utilized in battle.

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