The below table lists a best guess at the engagements the Rifles participated in, as documented from available histories and sources. Unit recruited from key date/campaigns/battles US Regiment of Riflemen with colors inscribed 1st Rifle Regt.-US – formed 12 April 1808 3 companies NY, VT 3 companies Louisiana Territory 4 companies Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana Territory Regimental depot Shepardstown,Va, Savannah, Ga Colonel Alexander Smyth 12 Apr 1808 - 6 July 1812 LTC William Duane - resigned 1810 Maj John Fuller - resigned 1812 Captain Whitney’s Company - relieved enroute RI to Philadelphia Captain Hawkins - assumed command enroute Philadelphia to Indiana Territory with small company "Baptism by fire" Battle of Tippecanoe 6 Nov 1811 1 R kia, 10 R wia LTC Thomas Smith - 2 companies - 100 riflemen Siege of St Augustine April 1812 Colonel Thomas Smith - promoted 6 July 1812 Captain Forsyth’s Company NYC to Sacketts Harbor 30 July 1812 Captain Forsyth’s Company raid on Gananoque 18 Sep 1812 1 R kia, 1 R wia, 8 prisoners captured Major Forsyth promoted RR company moves to Ogdensburg Major Forsyth’s Company raid on Brockville 6 Feb 1813 200 mixed RR and militia Elizabeth Jail - 16 prisoners taken LTC Forsyth - breveted 6 Feb 1812 Major Forsyth’s Company Ogdensburg 22 Feb 1813 600 British opposed by single rifle company - enemy lost 6 kia, 48 wia Major Forsyth’s Companies Raid on York Toronto Apr 1813 Amphibious raid - successful 9 R kia, 17 wia incl: Capt Smith Gen Pike Kia Major Forsyth’s Companies Fort George 27 May 1813 2 R kia, Lt Van Swearingen wia enemy; 21 kia, 25 wia Glengarry Fencibles also green uniformed rifle unit Major Forsyth’s Companies Stoney Creek 6 June 1813 Captain Kearsley Captain Van Swearingen Rifle detachment captured w/ Gen Winder & Gen Chandler Major Forsyth’s Companies Ft George Area 16 Aug 1813 2 RR compnaies - militia - 200 indians 1 R wia, 2 Sencas kia, enemy 15 Kia, 13 taken prisoner 520 RR officers and men reported on 2 Oct 1813 Lower Sandusky no combat Harrison's Campaign into Canada Battle of the Thames 5 Oct 1813 - Detachment of Regiment of Riflemen under Colonel Smith at Amherstburg Colonel Smith & Detachment of Rifle Regiment with Gen Harrison from Detroit to Fort Erie to Buffalo, Oct 16-24 1813 Gen Harrison directs Colonel Smith "an officer in whose capacity and bravery the greatest reliance may be placed" in command of regular troops by boat to Sackett's Harbor, Nov 1813 Plattsburgh Campaign Rifle Company (102) under Colonel Isaac Clark mixed force Amphib raids up Lake Champlain 11-13 Oct 1813 Raid on Phillipsburg, Canada 13 Oct 1813 2 R wia, enemy 9 kia, 14 wia, 75 prisoners taken Rifle Companies Gen Wilkinson's Montreal Expedition Oct-Nov 1813 (263 men) Rifle Companies as part of Col MaCombs Advanced Guard - Gen Hampton's Plattsburgh - Montreal Campaign skirmishes, 7 Nov, 9 Nov, R kia, 1 R wia Hooples Creek 11 Nov 1813 Ensign James kia, 1200 Enemy engaged, 3 enemy kia, 1 pris Captain John Smith’s Company Cryslers Farm 11 Nov 1813 3 ADDITIONAL RIFLE REGIMENTS AUTHORIZED 10 FEB 1814 Regiment of Riflemen becomes 1st RR - Colonel Thomas Smith 2nd RR - Colonel Anthony Butler - Recruiting depots at Chillicothe,OH, Nashville, Tn, Lexington Ky 3rd RR - Colonel William King - Recruiting depots at Charlotte, NC, Bath Courthouse, VA, Gallatin, TN 4th RR - Colonel James Gibson - Recruiting Depots at Utica, NY, Western PA AUTHORIZED 4,280 - ONLY 2,000 OR SO EVER RECRUITED 1st US Rifle Regiment – raid on La Colle Mill Mar 1814 2 R kia, 7 R wia, 200 total US casualties LTC(brv) Forsyth Ensign Carr wia Captain Appling's Company (84) In conjunction with Commandant Woolsey Sandy Creek Ambush 28 May 1814 1 R wia, 1 Oneida kia Lt Hill and 80 Oneida Indians, resupply of Cannon to Sacketts Harbor enemy: 19 kia, 28 wia 2 gunboats, 4 armed barges captured LTC Forsyth's Companies (70) Part of Gen Thomas Smiths's Light Brigade (former RR Cdr) Plattsburgh Jun 1814 Odelltown and La Colle raids Chazy 17 Jun 1814 - 2 R kia, 3 wia Odelltown Raid 28 Jun 1814- LTC Forsyth Kia LTC Appling Maj Ludowick Morgan 1st Rifles (107) & 4th Rifles (133) Sacketts Harbor to Ft Erie CONJOCTA CREEK Ambush 4 Aug 1814 Deception operation 2 R kia, 8 R wia Enemy- 12 kia, 21 wia, 6 prisoners "Their Finest Hour" decisive engagement of war of 1812 prevented fall of Niagra 1st & 4th Rifles * Fort Erie 13-15 Aug 1814 16 R kia, 39 R wia, 3 mia Major Morgan (1st) kia Capt Birdsall (4th) wia Enemy - 904 casaualties War of outposts 20 Aug 1814 Lt Yates kia Maj Kearsley wia Enemy 2 kia, 15 w 1st Rifles (110) Plattsburgh 6 Sep 1814 450 29th Inf Regt 700 militia 55 kia enemy 200 casualties Plattsburgh 11 Sep 1814 LTC Appling (110) Failed pursuit of Brit Gen Prevost 4 R kia, 9 R wia Rifle detachments Lt Hamilton Lt Riley Captain Smiths Company 25 Oct 1814 2nd US Rifle Regiment – OH,KY, TN - Chillicothe,OH, Nashville, Tn, Lexington Ky depots Captain Silas Stephens' Company Bladensburgh Aug 1814 Unnamed detached officer from the 2nd RR at Lundy's Lane. Other than that, I bet my reputation as a world-class plagiarist that neither was engaged in combat! 3rd US Rifle Regiment – NC, VA, TN - Charlotte, NC, Bath Courthouse, VA, Gallatin, TN - New Orleans Campaign Jan 1815 British Navy attack Fort Saint Philip on the Mississippi River- commanded by Major Walter H. Overton of the Third Rifles. Walter H. Overton, 3rd RR, was breveted LC at the night battle of New Orleans, but he was on detached duty with AJ's staff. 4th US Rifle Regiment – PA, NY - Utica, NY, Western PA depots - Fort Erie 13-15 Aug 1814 (with 1st Rifles) 16 R kia, 39 R wia, 3 mia Major Morgan(1st) kia Capt Birdsall (4th) wia Enemy - 904 casaualties War of outposts 20 aug Lt Yates kia Maj Kearsley wia Enemy 2 kia, 15 w Fort Erie 17 Sep 1814 Colonel James Gibson (200) 12 R kia, 29 R wia Col Gibson Kia Lt Armistead kia Captain Irvine's Company Cook's Mills Niagra Area 11 R wia, Ensign Spurr kia encountered enemy of 750 Captain Keans Company Captain Birdsalls’ Company Fort Erie Campaign Fort Erie 13-15 Aug ---------------------------------------------------- Detailed chronology from Ft Atkinson, NE 1st Rifles website First Regiment U.States Riflemen 1811... Nov. 6 Tippecanoe Hawkins' coy (Baptism by fire). 1812... Apr. Siege of St. Augustine 2 coys. Sept. 21 Gananoque, UC Forsyth's coy 1 Rifles. 1813... Feb. 7 Elizabethtown, UC Detach Forsyth's coy 1 Rifles. Feb. 22 Ogdensburg, NY 1 coy 1 Rifles. Apr. 27 York (Toronto), UC 1 coy 3 Art; 1 Rifles; 6, 15, 16, 21 Inf. May 27 Ft. George, UC Detach 2 Lt Drag; detach Lt Art; detachs 2 & 3 Art; detach 1 Rifles; 6, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, & 23 Inf. June 6 Stoney Creek, UC 2 Lt Drag; 3 coys 2 Art; detach Lt Art; 1 Rifles; 5, 16, 23, & 25 Inf. Oct. 12 Massequoi Village, LC Detach Art; detach 1 Rifles. Nov. 11 Hooples Creek Detachs 1 Rifles. Nov. 11 Cryslers Farm 1 coy 1 Rifles. 1814... Mar. 30 La Colle Mill, LC 1 coy Lt Art; 2coys 3 Art; bn 1 Rifles; detachs 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 23, 30, 31, 33, & 34 Inf. May 30 Sandy Creek, NY 120 men 1 Rifles. June 24 Odelltown, LC Forsyth's coy 1 Rifles June 28 Odelltown, LC Detach 1 Rifles; detach 12 Inf. July 3 Ft. Erie, UC 2 squads Lt Drag; Corps of Art; bn 1 Rifles; 9, 11, 19, 21, 22, 23, & 25 Inf. Aug. 1-31 Ft. Erie, UC Detach Lt Drag; Corps of Art; 1 & 4 Rifles; 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, & 26 Inf. Aug. 4 Conjocta Creek (Black Rock), NY 240 men 1 Rifles. (Their Finest Hour.) Aug. 13-15 Ft. Erie, UC Detach Lt Drag; Corps of Art; 9 & 11 Inf; detachs 17, 19, 21, 22, & 23 Inf; 1 & 4 Rifles. Sept. - Ft. Erie, UC (exclusive of sortie and action of Sept. 17) Detach of Lt Drag; Corps of Art; 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, & 26 Inf; detach 17 Inf; 1 & 4 Rifles. Sept. 6-11 Plattsburgh, NY Detachs Corps of Art & Lt Art; 4, 13, 29, 30, 31, 33, & 34 Inf; 4 coys 6 Inf; detach 1 Rifles. Sept. 17 Ft. Erie, UC (sortie) Lt Drag; 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 23, & 26 Inf; detach 17 Inf; 1 & 4 Rifles. Oct. 20 Cook's Mills 1 coy 4 Rifles. 1815... Jan. 13 Point Petre, GA Detachs 43 Inf & 1 Rifles. --------------------------------------------------- see also: "This Excellent & Gallant Rifle Corps; The Model 1803 Harpers Ferry in Service." from Man at Arms, Vol. 3, No.4, July/August 1981. by Dr. Wayne R. Austerman (Historian, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, TX.) This is a rare gem that includes vivid combat and post-war exploits of the Rifles.