 The shots were "from a range that seemed extraordinary to the" men of the 95th Rifles, who were trained to shoot targets with a Baker Rifle at and whose marksmanship was far better than the ordinary British soldiers who were armed with a Brown Bess musket and only trained to shoot into a body of men at with volley fire.In 1817, Plunket was discharged from the 95th after recovering from the head wound he received at the Battle of Waterloo.Awarded a pension of 6d a day, he soon enlisted back into the army in a line regiment, 41st Foot.