#redcoat

[bantarleton]

The newest kit - including the new sporran - for the recreated 71st Regiment (Fraser’s Highlanders) during the American Revolution! Pics (and more details) on their Facebook page, “71st Regiment of Foot - Fraser’s Highlanders, Captain Sutherland’s Company.”

#history #british army #military history #18th century #american revolution #redcoat #american war of independence #revwar #redcoats #scotland #clan Fraser #Fraser’s highlanders #71st foot #highlander #highlanders

[thebaffledcaptain]

Musicians' Uniforms in the Revolutionary War

(Artwork by the legendary Don Troiani)

A favorite descriptor of mine states that British drummers and fifers of the Georgian era were "birds of very gay plumage throughout the whole of the 18th century," a phrase which has irrevocably rooted itself in my head whenever I think of these colorful lads. Often there is curiosity about the vibrant getup of these gents, simply because they blatantly don't fit in with the rest of their units—which happens to be precisely the point.

The reason behind these colorful coats is that musicians had to be the most stand-out members of their regiment: they functioned as the voice of the officers on the battlefield and therefore had to be easily locatable at any given time. Officers would communicate via their musicians in order to convey significant large-scale orders, such as to retreat or cease fire—orders you can imagine quick communication would be vital for—and in the fog of war it would have been difficult to pick a handful of musicians out of a sea of similarly-uniformed men-at-arms. Thus, the musicians wore the inverse colors of their regiments, with the regimental facing colors becoming the main color of the coat, and (in the case of the British army) the standard red coat color becoming the color of the facings. The fellow pictured above is a drummer from the 63rd Regiment of Foot, which was faced with "very dark green" according to the 1768 clothing warrant, and thus the green is the body color of his coat.

These uniforms were also elaborately ornamented with the regimental lace pattern, as you can see above, whereas on the coats of men-at-arms this lace was restricted to the buttonholes on the facings. The smallclothes would still generally be white or buff, matching whichever color smallclothes the men-at-arms wore, unless the regiment was faced in white or buff, in which case the smallclothes would be red so they wouldn’t be the same color as the coat. The regulations were quite specific, as you can tell, but it serves to emphasize the degree of importance the musician held in the 18th century army.

There is some debate as to whether musicians wore cocked hats or bearskins, like the drummer pictured above. Musicians were technically considered part of the grenadier company of a regiment, which is why they bear red "wings" on the shoulders of their uniform and why they often wore bearskins, but there exists evidence of them wearing cocked hats, as well, so it seems likely that depending on the regiment they could have worn either. They would be armed only with a short sword worn across the waist, as they generally were not expected to participate in actual combat. The instruments themselves also functioned as part of the uniform, in ways: the regimental drum was always painted in the facing color of the regiment, and in the case of fifers, the fife sling would also be colored according to the regimental colors—see the 22nd Regiment's "candy colored cord,” as we call it, below (as well as the red smallclothes, as they are a buff-faced regiment... featuring myself and my janky uniform on the right!).

(Photo by Jeff Bross)

As far as I know the Continental Army generally abided by these same practices, which is why you occasionally get instances of the "American redcoat": certain musicians from the Continental army wore red coats with blue facings, looking much like their British adversaries, because they came from Continental regiments faced with red. This kind of cross-army confusion did not occur with the British, however, as those regiments faced in blue were the Royal regiments, and, in accordance with this honor, the musicians of these regiments kept the standard red coat with blue facings as opposed to inverting them (they were, however, still distinguishable by their copious amounts of lacing). Just goes to show that not every red coat is a Redcoat, and not every Redcoat wears a red coat!

#you know I had to do a post on this eventually #it's only my favorite subject ever or whatever #amrev #revwar #american revolution #revolutionary war #awi #field music #military history #18th century military #18th century #18thc #redcoat #uniforms #fife and drum #redcoatposting #the captain's lectures #this is your captain speaking

[clove-pinks]

1814 portrait miniature of Lieutenant John Trumbull Ray, by artist Andrew Robertson. A Peninsular War veteran of the Napoleonic Wars in the British Army, he served under Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, and was wounded first during the Siege of Badajoz and, later, at the Battle of Salamanca.

#napoleonic wars #john trumbull ray #british army #redcoat #dressed to kill #1810s #military history #napoleonic #also he was the illegitimate son of patriotic usamerican artist john trumbull #very awkward whoops #his dad was worried he might fight in the war of 1812 but that didn't happen #but many peninsular veterans also fought in north america #portrait miniature #andrew robertson

[amnesiacprophetphotography]

A very fun trip to Fort George this summer to see the 1812 reenactment. As I get older the camp life stuff and work in the kitchen becomes a lot more interesting than just the drill and soldiering (still fun). Met lots of great people and learned a lot of cool stuff.

#photography #mike wonnacott #photograph #uniform #photos #film #hamilton #fortgeorge #reenacting #reenactor #redcoat #redcoats #british army #british soldiers #musket #1812 #war of 1812 #cannon #niagara-on-the-lake #niagara #history #living history #history channel #loyalists #41st regiment #89th regiment #49th regiment #2nd york militia #fort york #ontario

[a-maniac-making-art]

I kinda feel in love with @unicornsaures redcoat AU. I made this quick sketch in honor of ✨chapter 13✨.

#history #redcoat #hamilton #fanfic #art #gay #hamilton au #american revolution #historical lams

[r-jester]

— Some moment from the series. I thought it was cute.

#turn washington's spies #turn amc #edmund hewlett #major hewlett #burn gorman #RedCoat

[smashpages]

Ghost Machine Ash Can covers, as sold at New York Comic Con 2023, by Gary Frank and Jason Fabok, respectively. Colors by Brad Anderson

#ghost machine #rook: exodus #comics #jason fabok #gary frank #brad anderson #nycc 2023 #image comics #redcoat #geiger

[classic-art-favourites]

Richard St. George Mansergh-St. George by Thomas Gainsborough, 1776-1780.

#classic art #painting #thomas gainsborough #english artist #18th century #portrait #male portrait #outdoor portrait #soldier #military uniform #redcoat #dogs #guns #ships #cliffs

[comicweek]

Red Coat #1 - Pencils Preview

Bryan Hitch

#Bryan Hitch #Image comics #Mad Ghost Productions #indie comics #redcoat #red coat

[bantarleton]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the 59th Foot’s Revolutionary War-era facings of “rose pompadour” - certainly makes a change from the usual white or blue or yellow! Recreated coats made by Chris Cook.

#history #british army #military history #18th century #american revolution #redcoat #american war of independence #revwar #redcoats

[thebaffledcaptain]

Doodled another fifer from my beloved 22nd regiment—not a direct study this time, but heavily inspired by a (very tired) picture of myself at camp…

#one of those things where it’s not a self portrait but also is it? #we all look the same in uniform anyway #just felt like drawing more little soldier boys (when do I not) #actually quite happy with this though considering i tried the completely new technique of no reference no basic shapes no nothing #amrev #american revolution #revolutionary war #revwar #redcoat #historical art #british military #18th century #the captain draws #historical reenactment #god save the cheshire regiment #history #redcoatposting #awi

[jgffkek]

redcoat that i drew whilst in class 😎🇬🇧

#redcoats #redcoat #american revolution #amrev #this is a repost since i now know how to tag it 😇

[amnesiacprophetphotography]

It was also a lot of fun to make it out to the Battle of Stoney Creek war of 1812 reenactment. I’d wanted to get out to an 1812 event to take photos and this was great. Unfortuantely I only had a couple of hours to stick around. I’d like to get more opportunity to shoot a full event, especially the camp life, women, kids, officers - the stuff you don’t see the details of during the battles. 

#reenactment #reenactor #reenacting #living history #49th regiment #41st regiment #imuc #stoney creek #battle of stoney creek #history channel #war of 1812 #1812 #musket #uniform #shako #redcoat #redcoats

[e350tb]

Doing a bit of character design. I'm a historian, I'm allowed to be historically inaccurate.

#redcoat #british army #royal marines #oc #18th century

[navek15]

My Comics: June 2024 (Part 1)

#marvel #dc #dark horse comics #image #energon universe #avengers #dawnrunner #destro #Geiger #helen of wyndhorn #immortal thor #redcoat #Scarlett #house of brainiac #action comics #Superman

[aretis]

#lifestyle #myuploads #aesthetic #elegant #redcoat #chanelbag #streetstyle