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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 it was equipped with what was then the cutting-edge rifle instead of muskets, allowing for a Rifleman to have an effective range of double that of the average Infantryman.

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  • 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 it was equipped with what was then the cutting-edge rifle instead of muskets, allowing for a Rifleman to have an effective range of double that of the average Infantryman. (en)
  • Os Morgan's Riflemen ou Morgan's Rifles, anteriormente Morgan's Sharpshooters, e também chamados de Provisional Rifle Corps, eram uma unidade de infantaria ligeira de elite comandada pelo General Daniel Morgan na Guerra Revolucionária Americana. Os Morgan's Rifles, desempenharam um papel vital na execução de suas tarefas porque estavam equipados com o que era na época, o rifle de última geração em vez de mosquetes, permitindo que um "riflemen" tivesse um alcance efetivo duas vezes maior que o de um soldado de infantaria médio equipado com mosquetes de cano de alma lisa. (pt)
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  • 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 it was equipped with what was then the cutting-edge rifle instead of muskets, allowing for a Rifleman to have an effective range of double that of the average Infantryman. (en)
  • Os Morgan's Riflemen ou Morgan's Rifles, anteriormente Morgan's Sharpshooters, e também chamados de Provisional Rifle Corps, eram uma unidade de infantaria ligeira de elite comandada pelo General Daniel Morgan na Guerra Revolucionária Americana. Os Morgan's Rifles, desempenharam um papel vital na execução de suas tarefas porque estavam equipados com o que era na época, o rifle de última geração em vez de mosquetes, permitindo que um "riflemen" tivesse um alcance efetivo duas vezes maior que o de um soldado de infantaria médio equipado com mosquetes de cano de alma lisa. (pt)
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  • Morgan's Riflemen (en)
  • Morgan's Riflemen (pt)
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