Morgan's Riflemen

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkbp:disbanded after the war
gptkbp:dissolved 1783
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Ticonderoga
gptkb:Battle_of_Stony_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Yorktown
Siege of Boston
Battle of Eutaw Springs
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battle of Oriskany
Siege of Yorktown
Battle of King's Mountain
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Chesapeake Bay
gptkbp:formed 1775
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Saratoga,_New_York
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered the use of sharpshooters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Morgan's Riflemen
gptkbp:inspiration future_American_rifle_units
gptkbp:knownFor skirmishing tactics
gptkbp:legacy influence_on_American_military_tactics
gptkbp:motto “Liberty_or_Death”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lafayette
gptkb:John_Eager_Howard
gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:William_Washington
Edward_Stevens
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Cowpens
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:recruitment frontier settlers
gptkbp:reputation skilled marksmen
gptkbp:size approximately 500 men
gptkbp:training frontier warfare
gptkbp:type light infantry
gptkbp:uniform hunting shirts