The British Redcoat

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Historic Plaque stolen from Lexington Green

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Bronze Plaque Stolen A nearly 100-year old bronze plaque marking the former site of the Old Belfry on Lexington Green was stolen sometime ...
Monday, December 7, 2009

Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, on a Sunday morning, aircraft from the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the U.S. Army and Naval forces stat...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Samuel Clemens born

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Samuel L. Clemens (1835- 1910) Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on this date in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. His family moved to Hannibal, M...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Semper Fidelis

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Today is the Marines Corps Birthday. On November 10, 1775 the Second Continental Congress authorized the raising of two battalions of Contin...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Spirit of '76

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"The Spirit of '76" This famous painting, The Spirit of '76, was painted by Archibald M. Willard, an amateur painter from...
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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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