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Sure….no problem!!
The Kings Royal rifle corps and the Rifle Brigade where employed to skirmish the flanks during battle in the Napoleonic Wars. This meant working in small groups or alone with little or no supervision in adverse conditions when needed (Engrs do the same). Today the “Thinking Rifleman” idea is still promoted throughout basic training and in Battalion (I commanded a Delta fire team in N.I. when I was just 19)
The fighting part…. Well the V.C’s speak for themselves. Our cap badge has a Naval crown embossed for when the 60th rifles launched an amphibious attack (technically the first Marine assault). Pegasus Bridge (Major John Howard) 2nd Oxs & Bucks Light Infantry landed gliders and held their position preventing the Germans access to the Orne and the Caen Cannel in Northern France(MTR for tank units).

R.G.J.

I don't see how that answers COMBAT WOMBAT's question. Yes, during the Nepoleonic Wars you were considered elite compared to the normal Infantry. And as for the Naval Crown I know for sure that the Worcester and Sherwood Forester's also have that award for acting as Marines.
And as for now days, all those jobs you listed earlier that you do in your Regiment are no different from any other Infantry Regiment. We all like to think that our Regiment is the best, and there's nothing wrong in that. But you need to convince me what you mean when you say you think like Engineers and fight like Para's. Because if thats the case for you then it's the case for all Infantry Regiments. All you are doing is swelling the Heads of the Para's evenmore.

Cheers