Lithuanian Rifle Corps

By 1789, sharpshooter platoons were formed in each Lithuanian infantry battalion.{{Sfn|Rospond|2013|p=46|ps=; By 1789 a small platoon of sharpshooters with rifles were a component of Commonwealth battalions; in 1791 they were gathered in a company per regiment; in 1792 the Grand Duchy formed a four-battalion Rifle Corps, and in April 1794 Crown riflemen formed at least one full regiment (19th Foot Sokolnicki’s).}} In 1791, the platoons were gathered into regimental companies.{{Sfn|Rospond|2013|p=46|ps=; By 1789 a small platoon of sharpshooters with rifles were a component of Commonwealth battalions; in 1791 they were gathered in a company per regiment; in 1792 the Grand Duchy formed a four-battalion Rifle Corps, and in April 1794 Crown riflemen formed at least one full regiment (19th Foot Sokolnicki’s).}} Finally, they were consolidated into the Rifle Corps.{{Sfn|Rospond|2013|p=46|ps=; By 1789 a small platoon of sharpshooters with rifles were a component of Commonwealth battalions; in 1791 they were gathered in a company per regiment; in 1792 the Grand Duchy formed a four-battalion Rifle Corps, and in April 1794 Crown riflemen formed at least one full regiment (19th Foot Sokolnicki’s).}} In 1792, the rifle corps was formed in general Byszewski's reserve division.{{Sfn|Benda|1936|p=206|ps=; 7) Korpus strzelców.
Mundur zielony z obszlegami ponsowemi i złotemi guzikami. Ten mundur przywdział zapewne korpus strzelców, sformowany w 1792 r. w dywizji odwodowej generała Byszewskiego.}}

The Lithuanian Rifle Corps was composed of four battalions.{{Sfn|Rospond|2013|p=42|ps=; Officer, Lithuanian Corps of Riflemen, 1790-94. This depiction of an officer of the Grand Duchy’s consolidated corps of four rifle battalions shows the uniform as green with red facings and a gold epaulette worn with black ‘Hessian’ boots.}}

Officers had a green uniform with poppy red facings, one golden epaulette and black Hessian boots.{{Sfn|Rospond|2013|p=42|ps=; Officer, Lithuanian Corps of Riflemen, 1790-94. This depiction of an officer of the Grand Duchy’s consolidated corps of four rifle battalions shows the uniform as green with red facings and a gold epaulette worn with black ‘Hessian’ boots.}}

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• {{Cite journal|last=Benda|first=Jan|date=1936|title=Zasadnicze barwy mundurów wojska Obojga Narodów|url=https://www.bibliotekacyfrowa.eu/dlibra/publication/35158/edition/31260|journal=Broń i Barwa|volume=9}}
• {{Cite book|last=Rospond|first=Vincent W.|title=Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770–1794|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=2013|isbn=978-1-84908855-8|location=Great Britain}}

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