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theatricals
1

skirmishing at the Huebra
1

Alten the new commander
1

acquisition of Spanish/Portuguese wives
1
,
2

loses some fighting edge
1

Wellington reviews
1

Vitoria
1
,
2
,
3

the Nive
1
,
2

Tarbes
1

embarks at Bordeaux
1

and Picton
1

first on the field and last off
1

provides the backbone of the Army’s

staff
1

origins of its success
1

physical fitness
1

Ligny
1
,
2

Lincolnshire
1

Lisbon
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12

Little Teson
1
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2

Lodi, battle of
1

Loison, General
1
,
2
,
3

longbows
1

Longford family
1

Lutterworth feast
1

McCann, Rifleman
1
,
2

McDiarmid, Captain
1
,
2
,
3

MacFarlane, William
1
,
2
,
3

McInnes, Malcolm
1
,
2
,
3

MacKenzie, Colonel Kenneth
1

MacLeod, Major Charles
1
,
2
,
3

McNabb, Private Billy
1
,
2

MacNamara, Lieutenant
1

Madrid
1
,
2
,
3

Maior River
1
,
2

Malabar (master of
Fortune
)
1

Manningham, Colonel Coote
1

‘Green Book’
1
,
2

Marcel, Captain
1

Marcel, Sub-Lieutenant
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

Marengo, battle of
1
,
2

Marmont, Marshal Auguste
1
,
2

Masséna, Marshal André
1
,
2

at Busaco
1
,
2
,
3

and Torres Vedras
1

pulls back to Santarem
1
,
2
,
3

his army dwindles in size
1

Order of the Day
1

Fuentes d’Onoro
1

Mata de Lobos (Death of Wolves)
1
,
2

Maucune, General Antoine-Louis
1
,
2
,
3

Mayberry, Private Thomas
1
,
2

Mayor of Garrett, The
(play)
1

Medical Boards
1
,
2

mercenaries
1

Mercer, Lieutenant
1
,
2

Milijoso stream
1

Mills (deserter)
1

Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel John
1

Mitchell, Captain Samuel
1
,
2

Mitchell, Thomas
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Moissac
1

Mondego river
1
,
2

Mont Saint Jean ridge
1
,
2

Moore, Rifleman Alexander
1
,
2

Moore, Sir John
1
,
2

commands the Light Brigade in

Shorncliffe
1

and Dundas’s ‘damned

manoeuvres’
1

killed at Corunna
1

death avenged at Busaco
1

Sir John Moore’s system
1
,
2

Mouiz fort
1
,
2

Moura
1
,
2
,
3

Munoz
1

Murphy (of the 95th)
1

Murray, General
1

musketry

firing
1

inaccuracy of
1
,
2

Brown Bess
1

very short range
1

rate of fire
1

fusil de dragons
1
,
2

Muster Lists
1

Napier, Major Charles
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Napier, Major William
1
,
2
,
3

History of the War in the Peninsula and

in the South of France
1

Napoleon I, Emperor of France
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6

his armies triumph on the Continent
1

locked in battle with Austria
1

and long-range firing
1

attempts to take over Spain and Portugal
1

absence from Spain
1

reputation of his light troops
1

his advanced guard
1

disaster in Russia
1

fighting in Germany
1
,
2

defeat at Leipzig
1

abdication
1

his defeated legions
1

awards scheme
1

escapes from Elba
1

use of cuirassiers
1

Waterloo
1
,
2
,
3

loses his gamble to regain power
1

second abdication
1
,
2

Napier on his troops
1

National Guard
1

Nava de Haver
1
,
2
,
3

Needles, Isle of Wight
1

Ney, Marshal Michel
1
,
2

at Barba del Puerco
1

Combat of the Coa
1
,
2
,
3

at Busaco
1

poor shooting of his infantry
1

Cazal Noval
1

Foz de Arouce
1

achievements with the rearguard
1

Quatre Bras
1

95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles)

reorganisation
1
,
2
,
3

British Army’s best-known regiment
1

campaigns against the French in Spain
1
,
2

green jackets
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

weapons
1

destined to become a legend
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

founded to emulate American sharp-

shooters
1

superiority of techniques and instruction
1

fosters soldiers’ ambition
1

composition
1

promotion
1
,
2

buying commissions
1

as skirmishers
1
,
2
,
3

lack of medals from the campaign
1

ultimate test
1

name changes to The Rifle Brigade
1

tactics adopted by others
1

motivation
1

‘the band of brothers’
1

see also
Rifle Brigade; Rifle Corps

95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles): 1st Battalion

1st Company
1
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2
,
3
,
4
,
5

2nd Company
1
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2
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3
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4
,
5
,
6
,
7
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8
,
9
,
10
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11
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12
,
13
,
14

3rd Company
1
,
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
,
13
,
14
,
15
,
16
,
17

4th Company
1

5th Company
1
,
2

6th Company
1

7th (Highland) Company
1
,
2
,
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
,
8
,
9

8th Company
1
,
2

9th Company
1
,
2
,
3

10th Company
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Left Wing
1
,
2
,
3

Right Wing
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9

embarks from Dover (25 May 1809)
1
,
2
,
3

officers
1
,
2

Talavera
1

falling out issue
1

Guadiana fever
1
,
2

thievery
1
,
2
,
3

Combat of the Coa
1
,
2
,
3

Busaco
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

expert at concealment
1

appearance of veterans
1

in arrears with pay
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

casualties at Cazal Noval
1

Foz de Arouce
1

victory at Sabugal
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

Fuentes d’Onoro
1

used to being surrounded by death
1

gentlemen volunteers
1

desertion
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Ciudad Rodrigo
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

Cameron commands
1

Badajoz
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

bivouacked on the Rhune
1

depleted forces
1
,
2

Spanish experiment
1
,
2

Salamanca
1

Madrid
1

Alemada
1

uniform
1

Barnard commands
1

Vitoria
1
,
2
,
3

attack on the Mouiz fort
1
,
2

Gilmour as acting commander
1

the Nive
1
,
2

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