The British Redcoat

Friday, May 30, 2008

Longfellow House - Cambridge, Mass.

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Longfellow House 105 Brattle St. Cambridge, Mass. 02138 The Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House was built in 1759 by John Vassall, a wealthy p...
Monday, May 26, 2008

Remembering the Fallen

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"The Fallen" Robert Lawrence Binyon (1869 - 1943) With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Rev. War Memorial on Cambridge Common

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Cambridge Common Harvard Square Cambridge, Mass. There is a minor mystery associated with these three British cannon that have been sitting ...
Sunday, May 18, 2008

Grand Opening of the Edmund Fowle House

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Edmund Fowle House 28 Marshall St. Watertown, Mass. The Historical Society of Watertown celebrated the Grand Opening of the Edmund Fowle hou...
Friday, April 25, 2008

Prince Estabrook Memorial

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Prince Estabrook Memorial Buckman Tavern One Bedford St. Lexington, Mass. On Patriot's Day, April 21, 2008, at 12 noon, members of the ...
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"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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