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1779–1783, 95th Regiment of Foot (Reid's) - Participated in the Battle of Jersey in 1781; 1794–1796, 95th Regiment of Foot (William Edmeston's) - Served on the Isle of Man, and at Dublin and Cape of Good Hope. Disbanded. 1803–1816, the elite rifle armed 95th (Rifle) Regiment of Foot raised by Coote Manningham. In 1816 the 95th Regiment of ...
Sir John Kincaid (1787 – 1862) Officer of the 95th who wrote a first hand account of his service under Wellington. Alfred Mendes - author and grandfather of director Sam Mendes; David Niven – Lieutenant and actor. Thomas Plunket – Rifleman who shot a French general; Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet – Officer of the 95th at Badajoz and Waterloo.
Also, unlike the 95th Rifles, the Glengarry Light Infantry were granted colours. The regimental badge, worn on the front of the shako, was a strung bugle on which the letters "G L I" were superimposed, in white metal. The crossbelt plate featured a thistle surrounded by the words "Glengarry Light Infantry."
Major General Coote Manningham (1765–1809) was a British army officer who played a significant role in the creation and early development of the 95th Rifles of which he was Colonel in Chief. Military career
It was here that Harry Smith received his education from the Rev. George Burgess, then curate. [1] During a review of the unit by General Stewart, he got into conversation with the youth and offered to procure him a commission. A short time later a commission as a second lieutenant with the 95th Rifle Regiment arrived. [2]
The Regiment of Riflemen was a unit of the U.S. Army in the early nineteenth century. Unlike the regular US line infantry units with muskets and bright blue and white uniforms, this regiment was focused on specialist light infantry tactics, and were accordingly issued rifles and dark green and black uniforms to take better advantage of cover.
Recollections of rifleman Harris, (old 95th) with anecdotes of his officers and his comrades (1848), Full Text on Archive.org. The Recollections of Rifleman Harris as told to Henry Curling, 1848, Edited and introduction by Christopher Hibbert, The Military Book Society by Leo Cooper Ltd, 1970 ISBN 085052-005-3.
The flag of Virginia during the American Civil War An unidentified soldier in a Confederate States Army uniform with state of Virginia buttons. Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS), part of the Confederate States Army, during the American Civil War.