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Boston and Its Environs, 1775

Boston and Its Environs, 1775

 

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A Plan of the Town of Boston, 1775

A Plan of the Town of Boston, 1775
by Lieut. Page of His Majesty's Corps of Engineers

 

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A Plan of Boston in New England with its Environs, 1777

A Plan of Boston in New England with its Environs, 1777
surveyed and drawn by Henry Pelham (1748/49—1806)

Print. Engraved by Henry Jukes and published in London. Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA. Full…

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In the fall of 1775 Congress chose brown as the original color for the national uniform. In October 1778, however, France sent uniforms with a predominance of blue coats (although there were also brown), and so on 2 October 1779 Congress switched to blue as the official color.

— Michael Stephenson
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)