The British Redcoat

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Washington's Address at Newburgh

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Gen. Washington Despite the American victory at Yorktown in October 1781, it wasn't until 3 September 1783 with the signing of the Tre...
Sunday, September 28, 2008

Siege of Yorktown

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Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown by John Trumball (1797) On September 28, 1781 an allied army made up of American and French soldiers be...
Friday, September 26, 2008

H.M.S. Victory

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H.M.S. Victory Portsmouth, England The British Navy's most famous fighting ship, H.M.S. Victory , was built between the years 1759-1765...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Sudbury Colonial Faire - Sudbury, Mass.

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Sudbury Faire This Saturday (September 27) the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minutemen and the Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companies ...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Saving Old Ironsides

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U. S. S. Constitution The U.S.S. Constitution was launched in 1797, one of six U.S. frigates ordered built in 1794 by Congress. These friga...
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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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