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Originally Posted by DanaC
Yeah...that'sa bit of a historical myth I'm afraid. There were 'redcoats'. But there were also green coats. The 95th Rifles, for example wore green and several battalions wore ranger style uniforms.
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True, the redcoats were garrison troops. But there were British troops that were blooded during the French and Indian War. Of course a lot of them were colonists.
One of the definitive written pieces on irregular warfare,
Robert's Rules of Ranging was written for the British by Robert Rogers as an officer in the British army. If he hadn't completely f***d up his life, he would have served one side or other well during the Revolutionary War.
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