Napoleonic Wars British Army - Rifles

With technology improving, rifles were slowly replacing muskets as the infantry man's weapon of choice, and the British had learned the value of light infantry through its experiences in the American colonies during their War of Independence.

The British army therefore had raised two regiments of Riflemen - dressed in a similar green to the jager of the German nations. They lacked the flanking (light and grenadier) companies, but in other respects were organized in much the same way as the regular line infantry.