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The regiment was activated on February 10, 1814. It was consolidated with the other regiments of riflemen on May 17, 1815.
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was a unit of the U.S. Army in the early nineteenth century. It was first activated in 1814 during the
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Riflemen officer in gray (foreground) and troops in green smocks (background)
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Green Coats and Glory: The United States Regiment of Riflemen, 1808-1821
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created three additional rifle regiments based on the success of the
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The regiment spent virtually its entire life on garrison duty in
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after Detroit had been abandoned by the British following the
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This article about a specific American military unit is a
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American military units and formations of the War of 1812
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1815
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2nd Regiment of Riflemen (United States)

United States
United States Army
Riflemen
Light infantry
U.S. Model 1814
scalping knife
tomahawk
War of 1812
Anthony Butler
War of 1812
War Department
Regiment of Riflemen
Detroit, Michigan Territory
Fort Malden
Upper Canada
Battle of Lake Erie
Chillicothe, Ohio
Nashville, Tennessee
Lexington, Kentucky
Native Americans
"Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army"
"The Green Against the British Red: U.S. Rifle Regiments in the Northwestern Army"
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