Volume A: The Era of the American Revolution, 1755-1795

The plates below have been reproduced in color, with their texts, in the first volume of a series of four volumes titled Military Uniforms in America, published by Presidio Press. (John R. Elting, ed.; San Rafael, California, 1974)

2   Captain Robert Mullan’s Company, Continental Marines, 1779
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.
[A.98]
15   Light Infantry Company, 4th Massachusetts Regiment, Continental Line, circa 1781-1782
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.82]
19 Hesse-Cassel Fusilier Regiment von Ditfurth, 1776-1782
Herbert Knötel
[A.66]
22 6th Virginia Regiment, Continental Line, 1776
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.90]
28 2d Continental Light Dragoons, Dismounted Service, 1780
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.94]
29 Independent Company of Cadets, Massachusetts, 1772-1776
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.
[A.102]
45 Associators of the City & Liberties of Philadelphia, 1775
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.104]
57   Infantry of the Legion, 1794
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.122]
65   Glover’s Marblehead or Marine Regiment, 1775-1776 (14th Continental Infantry)
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.74]
74   British 60th Foot (Royal American Regiment), 1756-1760
Frederick E. Ray, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.6]
77   The New Jersey Regiment (Jersey Blues), 1755-1764
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.14]
78   Webb’s Continental Regiment, 1777-1781
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.76]
89   Hesse-Cassel Artillery Company, 1776-1777
Herbert Knötel; Frederick P. Todd
[A.62]
101   Hesse-Cassel Field Jaeger Corps, 1776-1783
Herbert Knötel; Frederick P. Todd
[A.64]
117   British 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, 1759-1760
Frederick E. Ray, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.2]
118   Dover Light Infantry Company, Delaware Militia, 1776-1777
Clyde A. Risley; Frederick P. Todd
[A.100]
121   Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, 1777-1783
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.70]
141   Anhalt-Zerbst Infantry Regiment, 1778-1783
Herbert Knötel; Detmar H. Finke
[A.56]
153   The Virginia Regiment, 1754-1762
Frederick T. Chapman; Tom Parker
[A.20]
161   The Provost Company of Light Dragoons, 1778-1783
Frederick T. Chapman; John R. Elting
[A.96]
165   British 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants), 1775-1783
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Frederick P. Todd
[A.38]
166   French Soissonnais Infantry, 1780-1783
Eugene Leliepvre
[A.114]
170   Gorham’s Rangers
Frederick E. Ray, Jr.; John R. Elting
[A.10]
171   The Brunswick Regiment of Dragoons, 1776-1783
Frederick T. Chapman; John R. Elting
[A.60]
172   Continental Infantry, 1778-1783
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; John R. Elting
[A.72]
174   Hessen-Kassel Fusilier Regt. (1780 Musketeer Regt.) Erbprinz
Herbert Knötel; John R. Elting
[A.68]
180   French Expeditionary Corps, 1780-1783 (Rochambeau’s Staff)
Eugene Leliepvre; Marcel Baldet
[A.116]
182   The King’s American Regiment, 1783 (The 4th American Regiment)
Frederick E. Ray, Jr.; John R. Elting
[A.46]
184   Loyal Queen’s County Militia, 1780
Frederick E. Ray, Jr.; John R. Elting; Henry I Shaw, Jr.
[A.50]
196   Butler’s Rangers, 1778-1784
Eric I. Manders
[A.48]
211   The U.S. Battalion of Artillery, 1786-1794
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Arthur P. Wade
[A.120]
215   Captain Hezekiah Dunn’s Company of Rangers,
The New Jersey Frontier Guard, 1756-1760
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; John R. Elting
[A.16]
224   The Pennsylvania Regiment, 1756-1758
Eric I. Manders
[A.18]
226   The 55th Regiment of Foot, 1758
Frederick E. Ray, Jr.; John R. Elting
[A.4]
238   British 35th Regiment of Foot, 1777-1778
Eric I. Manders
[A.32]
243   British Naval Uniforms, 1775-1783
Russell Gammage
[A.40]
249   Some French Regiments at Savannah, 1779
Eugene Leliepvre; Marcel Baldet
[A.112]
257   Brunswick Infantry Regiment Von Rhetz, 1776-1777
Frederick E. Ray, Jr.; John R. Elting
[A.58]
258   Colonel John Haslet’s Delaware Regiment, 1776 (Delaware Blues)
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; James P. Simpson
[A.78]
259   The Minute Battalion of Culpeper County, Virginia, 1775-1776
Peter F. Copeland; Marko Zlatich
[A.110]
262   Col. Joseph Crockett’s Western Battalion, 1780, Virginia State Forces
Peter F. Copeland; Marko Zlatich
[A.108]
264   2nd Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line, 1779-1781
Peter F. Copeland; Marko Zlatich
[A.88]
273   Colonel David Hall’s Regiment, Delaware Line, 1777-1783
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; James P. Simpson
[A.80]
279   Light Company, 4th (King’s Own) Regiment, 1774-1776
Eric I. Manders
[A.30]
297   42nd Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch), 1784
Eric I. Manders; George A. Snook
[A.36]
317   11th New Hampshire Provincial Regiment, 1774
Peter F. Copeland; James P. Simpson
[A.42]
331   5th Pennsylvania Regiment, 1777-1783
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Philip R.N. Katcher
[A.86]
348   New York City Legion, New York Militia, c. 1795
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; John R. Elting; Frederick P. Todd
[A.124]
356   Pennsylvania State Regiment, 1777-1778
Dennis Martin; Philip R.N. Katcher
[A.86]
361   Light Horse of the City of Philadelphia, 1776-1777
Clyde A. Risley; James P. Simpson; John R. Elting
[A.106]
362   29th Regiment of Foot, 1770
Peter F. Copeland; Donald W. Holst
[A.28]
365   The Queen’s Rangers (1st American Regiment), 1778-1783
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.; Rutledge F. Smith
[A.44]
373   His Majesty’s Newfoundland Regiment of Foot (Pringle’s), 1780-1783
Eric I. Manders; René Chartrand
[A.54]
377   French Colonial Infantry (Compagnies Franches de la Marine)
in North America and the West Indies, circa 1740-1763
Eugene Leliepvre; René Chartrand
[A.22]
378   French Colonial Artillery (Cannoniers-Bombardiers)
in North America and the West Indies, circa 1740-1763
Eugene Leliepvre; René Chartrand
[A.24]
394   The Charleston Artillery Company, 1756-1768
Peter F. Copeland; Fitzhugh McMaster
[A.12]
397   The 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Fraser’s Highlanders), 1757-1763
Frederick T. Chapman; John R. Elting
[A.8]
401   Rhode Island Train of Artillery, 1775
James T. Jones; John R. Elting
[A.92]
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