I was only pointing out something that is common knowledge. The rifle is much more accurate then the smoothbore and therefore better able to pick out an individual target. It has nothing to do with who is a better shot. The French experimented with rifles and decided not to use them because of their slow rate of fire. The question of the thread being how could a US presence on the side of the French in Europe have made any appreciable difference. My assertion being that only a well placed shot by a US rifleman on a high value target, such as Wellington himself, is the only conceivable way, using 3 dead British field commanders in the War of 1812 as supporting evidence. The deaths of generals Brock and Ross being especially damaging to the British war effort in America.
