Editing Sniper (section)

===19th century===
* [[Napoleonic Wars]] – Use of Marine sharpshooters in mast tops was common in navies of the period, and Admiral Nelson's death at Trafalgar is attributed to the actions of French sharpshooters. The British Army developed the concept of directed fire (as opposed to massive unaimed volleys) and formed Rifle regiments, notably the 95th and the 60th who wore green jackets instead of the usual redcoats. Fighting as [[Skirmisher]]s, usually in pairs, and trusted to choose their own targets, they wrought havoc amongst the French during the [[Peninsular War]].
* British [[Rifleman Thomas Plunkett]] (Peninsular War) – shot French General [[Auguste-Marie-François Colbert|Colbert]] and one of his aides at a range of between {{convert|200|and|600|m|yd|0}} using a [[Baker rifle]].<ref>Stuart Hadaway ''[http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/c_plunkett.html Rifleman Thomas Plunkett: 'A Pattern for the Battalion.']''</ref>
* Colonel [[Hiram Berdan]] ([[American Civil War]]) – commanded 1st and 2nd US Sharpshooters, who were Union marksmen trained and equipped with the .52 caliber [[Sharps Rifle]]. It has been claimed that Berdan's units killed more enemies than any other in the [[Union Army]].<ref name="Senich p. "/>{{page needed|date=February 2018}}
* [[Jack Hinson]] ([[American Civil War]]) recorded 36 "kills" on his custom-made .50 caliber Kentucky [[long rifle]] with iron sights.<ref name="McKenney2010">{{cite book|last=McKenney|first=Tom|title=Jack Hinson's One-man War: A civil war sniper|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7bH_CDZf4MUC|date=23 September 2010|publisher=Pelican Publishing|isbn=978-1-4556-0646-7|page=79}}</ref>
* During the American Civil War, an unidentified Confederate sniper shot Major General [[John Sedgwick]] during the [[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House]] probably with a British [[Joseph Whitworth|Whitworth]] target rifle at the then-incredible distance of minimum {{convert|730|m|yd|0}}. Ben Powell of the 12th South Carolina claimed credit, although his account has been discounted because the general he shot at with a Whitworth rifled musket was mounted, probably Brig Gen. William H. Morris. Union troops from the 6th Vermont claim to have shot an unidentified sharpshooter as they crossed the fields seeking revenge.<ref>Rhea, Gordon C. The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern 7–12 May 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. {{ISBN|0-8071-3067-2}} pp 93–96</ref> The shooting of Sedgewick caused administrative delays in the Union's attack and led to Confederate victory. Sedgwick ignored advice to take cover, his last words according to [[urban legend]] being, "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-", whereupon he was shot. In reality, he was shot a few minutes later.<ref name="Senich p. "/>{{page needed|date=February 2018}}
* Major [[Frederick Russell Burnham]] – assassinated Mlimo, the [[Northern Ndebele people|Ndebele]] religious leader, in his cave in [[Matobo Hills]], [[Rhodesia]], effectively ending the [[Second Matabele War]] (1896).<ref name="nyt25jun1896">{{cite news| date=25 June 1896| title=Killed the Matabele God: Burnham, the American scout, may end uprising| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| issn=0093-1179}}</ref> Burnham started as a [[cowboy]] and Indian tracker in the [[American Old West]], but he left the United States to scout in Africa and went on to command the British Army Scouts in the [[Second Boer War]]. For his ability to track, even at night, the Africans dubbed him, ''He-who-sees-in-the-dark'',<ref name="jameswest">{{cite book |last1=West |first1=James E. |author-link=James E. West (Scouting) |last2=Lamb |first2=Peter O. |others=illustrated by [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]] |title=He-who-sees-in-the-dark; the Boys' Story of Frederick Burnham, the American Scout |publisher=Brewer, Warren and Putnam |year=1932}}</ref> but in the press he became more widely known as ''England's American Scout''.<ref name="nyt1901">{{cite news| date=5 May 1901| title=England's American Scout| work=The New York Times (London Chronicle)| issn=0362-4331}}</ref>