Wethersfield
CT
Three separate homes comprising a single museum, including the homes of Silas Deane, a member of the Continental Congress, and Joseph Webb; Washington and Rochambeau met there to lay out strategy.
Associated People
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
The British red coat (which gave the British soldiers the soubriquet of lobsterback
) had been instituted in 1660 and was not to leave the battlefield until 1882. It was the national corporate logo,
and arrayed beneath it were subordinate brands — the regiments with their facing colors (the contrast color of the lapel and cuff), connected to the mother brand but differentiated.
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)