Tim Murphy Rifleman

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Based on the story of a historic sharpshooter from Perry County who was credited with shooting a British General Officer during the Revolutionary War, Battle of Saratoga at range so great it was believed impossible by others.

This story is about one of the best marksmen during our country’s Revolutionary War. Murphy signed on with a Pennsylvania group of shooters. The word sniper hadn’t been brought into vogue yet. During the Battle of Saratoga, Murphy killed British General Simon Fraser. The infantry standard for being classed as a sharpshooter was being able to hit a 7” pie pan at 200 yards. General Fraser was directing the battle on horseback from behind his line of troops. The distance was about 325 yards. Unheard of shooting and hard to believe but it happened. Moments later Murphy killed Sir Francis Clerke, General Burgoyne’s Chief Aide de Camp who arrived to take over directing the battle. Murphy made his shots from up in a tree which gave his ball type projectile the extra range needed to make the shots. Burgoyne mustered his troops and withdrew from the field. A huge win for General Washington. The Continentals had beaten the best army in Europe.

Tim Murphy Rifleman

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