Tuesday 1 September 2009

French Marine 1755

Here's another depiction of a ship-service Marine supposedly from 1755. The figure has a three band fusil and a collared justaucorps that looks as if it has buttons only to the waist - on the Vernet pics and elsewhere the buttons - 18 of them - go down to the hem on the coat and waistcoat.
See a reconstruction by French uniform and equipment expert Michel Petard here.

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

 Today's anniversary  the 249th. Watch the Lexington bit from the Movie April Morning here