The Rifle Brigade (also known as the Prince Consort's Own) was a British infantry regiment raised in 1800. As part of the Light Division during the Peninsular War it gained a distinguished redord, which subsequent campaigns enhanced. The Rifle Brigade saw action during the Kafir Wars of 1846 to 1847 and 1851 to 1853, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the Ashanti War of 1874, the Afghan War of 1878 to 1879 and was at Waterloo. Research Rifle Brigade