range (as much as according to some sources). He then shot Colbert's aide-de-camp, Latour-Maubourg, who went to the aid of his general, suggesting that the success of the first shot was not due to luck. That rifleman Plunkett and others were able to regularly hit targets at ranges considered to be beyond the rifle's effective range speaks for both their marksmanship and the capabilities of the rifle. See also British military rifles Sharpe (novel series) Notes References Further reading Cline, Kenneth. The Baker Rifle. Military Heritage, December 2005, Volume 7, No. 3, p. 10, p. 12, and p. 13; ISSN 1524-8666. Bailey, D. W. British Military Flintlock Rifles 1740–1840. Andrew Mowbray Publishers, 2002. . Blackmore, Howard L. British Military Firearms, 1650–1850. Greenhill Books, 1994. . Antill, P (3 February 2006) Baker Rifle, History of War External links How to Load and Fire a Baker Rifle History of Baker Rifle patterns and development - 2/95th Rifles The Baker Rifle Development & Description of the Baker Rifle Rifleman Thomas Plunkett: 'A Pattern for the Battalion.' British Army during the Napoleonic Wars Early rifles Muzzleloaders Rifles of the United Kingdom Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1801