The British Redcoat

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Plimoth Plantation

The Fort at Plimoth Plantation For the past few years now members of my family have been going back to Plimoth Planta...

Treasure Island

Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson One of the greatest fictional adventure tales for young people is " Treasure Is...

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

William Boardman House 17 Howard St. Saugus, Mass. 01906 Although I mentioned the William Boardman House several years ago on this bl...

Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Battle of Kings Mountain

On the 7 of October, 1780 the Battle of Kings Mountain took place in South Carolina. In what was part of a civil war in the South, Britis...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Thomas Jefferson Born

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was born on this date in 1743. Our third President, Jefferson was instrumental in writing ou...

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About Me

"The British Redcoat": Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Beginning with Cromwell's "New Army" in the 1600's until the late 19th century, the British soldier was known around the world for his "Redcoat". The British Redcoat fought and often died on six continents, helping to establish the largest Empire the world has ever know. The sun set on the British Empire in the mid-twentieth century but even today we still live with its legacy. The British soldier now only wears the "Redcoat" for ceremonial purposes, but he is still serving his country in the world hot-spots just as his ancestors did and in many cases he can be found fighting right alongside his American cousins. The author of this blog was born in England, served in the U.S. military and for ten years was a member of a Boston based group of Revolutionary War reenactors recreating a British Regiment of Foot's Light Company. My purpose in creating this blog is to write about U.S. and British Military History, with an added emphasis on early New England history.

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