Summer or winter the men of the [British] line regiments wore the same heavy greatcoats with sleeves tight as stockings.
The stock, or waistcoat, was equally tight and had a high stiff collar which forced the soldier to keep his head up, even when the sun was in his eyes. His pants were as tight as possible and the gaiters, put on wet, frequently shrank so that they hampered the circulation in his legs. From the belt around his waist hung his bayonet scabbard which knocked against his calves as he walked. On his right hip, supported by a broad, constricting belt which ran over his shoulder and across his chest, was his rectangular cartridge box, which interfered with his haversack, if, as now [Boston, 1775], he was carrying his full equipment.
Battles
Battle | Location | End Date Sort ascending |
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Battle of Cowpens | South Carolina | 07-Nov-1781 |
Siege of Yorktown | Virginia | 19-Oct-1781 |
Battle of Eutaw Springs | South Carolina | 08-Sep-1781 |
Battle of Groton Heights | Connecticut | 06-Sep-1781 |
Battle of Chesapeake Capes | Virginia — Chesapeake Bay | 05-Sep-1781 |
Battle of Guilford Courthouse | North Carolina | 15-Mar-1781 |
Battle of Kings Mountain | South Carolina | 07-Oct-1780 |
Battle of Camden | South Carolina | 16-Aug-1780 |
Battle of Waxhaws | South Carolina | 29-May-1780 |
Siege of Charleston | South Carolina | 12-May-1780 |
Siege of Savannah | Georgia | 20-Oct-1779 |
Battle of Stony Point | New York | 15-Jul-1779 |
Battle of Savannah | Georgia | 29-Dec-1778 |
Battle of Monmouth | New Jersey | 28-Jun-1778 |
Battle of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 08-Feb-1778 |
Siege of Mud Island Fort (Fort Mifflin) | Pennsylvania | 15-Nov-1777 |
Battle of Red Bank (Fort Mercer) | New Jersey | 22-Oct-1777 |
Battles of Saratoga | New York | 07-Oct-1777 |
Battle of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton | New York | 06-Oct-1777 |
Battle of Germantown | Pennsylvania | 04-Oct-1777 |
Battle of Brandywine | Pennsylvania | 11-Sep-1777 |
Battle of Bennington | New York | 16-Aug-1777 |
Battle of Oriskany | New York | 06-Aug-1777 |
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 06-Jul-1777 |
Battle of Princeton | New Jersey | 03-Jan-1777 |
Battle of Trenton | New Jersey | 26-Dec-1776 |
Battle of Fort Washington | New York | 16-Nov-1776 |
Battle of White Plains | New York | 28-Oct-1776 |
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge | North Carolina | 27-Oct-1776 |
Battle of Valcour Island | New York | 11-Oct-1776 |
Battle of Harlem Heights | New York | 16-Sep-1776 |
Battle of Long Island | New York | 27-Aug-1776 |
Fortification of Dorchester Heights | Massachusetts | 04-Mar-1776 |
Battle of Quebec | Quebec, Canada | 31-Dec-1775 |
Battle of Bunker Hill | Massachusetts | 17-Jun-1775 |
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga | New York | 10-May-1775 |
Battle of Lexington and Concord | Massachusetts | 19-Apr-1775 |
Now We Are Enemies: The Story of Bunker Hill (1960; reissued 2010)