The British Redcoat

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The Washington Family Tomb

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A View Inside the Washington Family Tomb Mount Vernon Estate, Va. Prior to his death in 1799, George Washington directed that a new family t...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Remembering the Veteran on Memorial Day

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"The Supreme Sacrifice" Oak Grove Cemetery 230 Playstead Road Medford , Mass. This statute of an American Doughboy , entitled ...
Thursday, May 14, 2009

Grand Re-Opening for Hancock-Clarke House

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Hancock-Clarke House 36 Hancock St. Lexington, Mass. The Lexington Historical Society will conduct a grand re-opening celebration for the H...
Saturday, May 9, 2009

George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate

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Mount Vernon 3200 Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, Va. If the old saying, " home is where the heart is " is true, then Ge...
Monday, April 27, 2009

"They Came Three Thousand Miles, and Died..."

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Grave for British Soldiers Old North Bridge Monument St. Concord, Mass. Not far from the foot of the Old North Bridge there is a stone grave...
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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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