British Rifleman vs French Skirmisher

The battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807–14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship and open-order combat. These ''light'' troops fulfilled several important roles on the battlefield, such as ''masking'' large bodies of close-order troops as they manoeuvred in battle, firing upon enemy...