Timothy Murphy (sniper)
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Timothy Murphy was an American soldier who fought during the Revolutionary War. In the Saratoga campaign, Murphy is reputed to have shot and killed British Army officers Sir Francis Clerke and Simon F
A monument to Murphy
Daniel Morgan
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Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops
Timothy Murphy (sniper)
…Murphy was an "expert marksman", defined as being "able to hit a seven-inch target at 250 yards". In July 1777, this skill led to Murphy joining Daniel Morgan's newly formed Morgan's Riflemen. Later that year, he was selected as one of 500 handpicked riflemen to go with General Daniel Morgan to Upstate New…
Daniel Morgan
Surrender of General Burgoyne Col. Morgan is shown in white, right of center
The Provisional Rifle Corps at Bemis Heights.
Portrait of Banastre Tarleton by Sir Joshua Reynolds