I was wondering if members have information on the various uniforms worn by the Americans during the American War of Independence. I understand one of the New Hampshire regiments wore sky blue coats with red facings, a New York regiment wore grey coats with green facings, and some Virginian regiments had brown coats with red facings.

Perhaps, with the abundant knowledge on this forum, it is possible to produce a list of the uniforms worn by the various American units.

Any information would be gratefully received received.

Cheers
Chris

If you are serious about the study of these uniforms, I highly recommend that you include the following book in your reference library:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Uniforms-American-Revolution-Colour-Mollo/dp/0713706295/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

Thank you Mike. I have Mollo's book, and it is good. However, does it cover all regiments?

Yes, I am serious or I wouldn't have started the thread, and I am wondering if it is possible to compile a list of all regiments and their uniforms? Probably not possible, as some would not be recorded, but given the knowledge of members we might be able to compile as comprehensive a list as possible.

Again, many thanks for your reply.

Cheers
Chris

Some possibilities...

All the best,

Dan


Fighting Units of the American War of Independence

ISBN 0791051625, 9780791051627
Dan Harmon
Chelsea House Publishers, 1998 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 64 pages
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Details of the men who fought on both sides in the American Revolution, including their uniforms, their equipment, and the battles they fought.
British Army Uniforms of the American Revolution 1751-1783
By C. E. Franklin Casemate Publishers


An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms from 1775-1783, the American Revolutionary War: An Expert Guide to the Uniforms of the American Militias and Continental Army, the Armies and Navies of Great Britain and France, German and Spanish Units, and American Indian Allies

Digby Smith, Kevin F. Kiley
Publisher Lorenz Books, 2008
ISBN 075481761X, 9780754817611

Many thanks Dan. I don't have those.

Cheers
Chris

Can't personally vouch for any of them, Chris. AWI is not my period of interest. Just did a word search on "American War of Independence uniforms, books" on Google and they came up.

All the best,
Dan

One book I have on the topic is Don Troiani's "Soldiers of the American Revolution". Lots of pictures of equipment and colour details. Not sure if it's still available but check Amazon.

Cheers

Huw

Thank you Huw.

Cheers
Chris

Hi Chris,

I have the following book:-
"Uniforms of the 1775 - 1783 American, British, French and German Armies of the War of the American Revolution" by Lt. Charles M Lefferts.
It contains over 70 pages of descriptions of dress worn by deserters from the American Army, as taken from the contemporary press.
The third photo is of a sample of a couple of these pages.
Let me know if you think such information might be useful.



Cheers,
Andrew

Andrew,

That is an excellent source. Clearly, there is plenty of evidence out there. Just a matter of knowing about it.

Many thanks for your contribution.
Chris

this book has fantastic drawing and real life photos of some uniform and equipment

forgot picture
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Troiani...e=UTF8&qid=1432577102&sr=1-3&keywords=troiani

Thank you Steve. Looks like I have more than enough sources to go through.

Many thanks to all who replied, and provided the excellent source material.

Cheers
Chris

I,m a bit late but if you are ever in the US the gift shops at most of the battlefields do colouring books for children I bought some when I was at the Expo in Boston they are very cheap and though some are caricture the uniform details are very accurate.I think you can get them on the net.Hope this is of some help

Thank you Old Pete. Much appreciated.
Cheers
Chris