The Light Division was an elite division of infantrymen and skirmishers in the British army during the Peninsula War in Portugal and Spain, a campaign in the Napoleonic Wars. A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Skirmishers are soldiers who make up a Skirmish Line. ... The Peninsular War (1808-1814) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars. ... The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule over France. ...

The Light Division was primarily aimed at disrupting and harrassing the enemy in light skirmish engagements beore the two opposing armies clashed. Most of the Light Division were the famous Green Jackets, the elite 95th Rifles. Armed with the Baker rifle and wearing dark green uniforms, the Green Jackets were hard to spot and spent their time picking off officers, sergeants and any other figure of authority in an enemy formation. Though nowhere near as devastating as a musket volley from the line infantry, a well aimed shot could bring down an enemy commander with ease, lowering morale in the enemy. The Baker Rifle enjoyed far greater accuracy and range than the standard muskets of the time and the men using them were considered marksmen, trading devasting firepower for superior accuracy and range. Cap badge of the Royal Green Jackets The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). ... In 1800 an Experimental Corps of Rifllemen were raised by Colonel Coote-Manningham and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon William Stewart, drawn from officers and other ranks from drafts of a variety of British regiments. ... Baker rifle Type Rifle Nation UK Era Napoleonic War History Date of design Production period 1804-1815 (?) Service duration Operators UK plus allies War service Napoleonic campaigns Variants Number built 15,000 + Specifications Type Calibre 0. ... muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk The word musket also means a male sparrowhawk. ...

The Light Division was commanded by General Robert Craufurd, a stern disciplinarian known as 'Black Bob', until his death at the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in 1811. Robert Craufurd (May 5, 1764 - January 23, 1812), British major-general, was born at Newark, Ayrshire, and entered the 25th Foot in 1779. ... Ciudad Rodrigo is a small town in Salamanca province in western Spain Its position as a fortified town on the main road from Portugal to Salamanca made it militarily important in the middle years of the Peninsular War. ...

One of the strongest divisions in the British army in the Peninsula War, the Light Division proved it's tough nature in numerous actions from the infamous retreat to Corunna right up until the invasion of France in 1814 and the conclusion of the war at the Battle of Toulouse. Corunna is the English name of province and town in Spain, nowadays more frequently known by its Galician name A Coruña or its Spanish name La Coruña. ... The battle of Toulouse, fought on April 10, 1814 occurred four days after Napoleon had surrendered in Paris to the victorious Prussians. ...