16120 43 Regiment of Foot Grenadier Marching, 1780 K&C Ceremonials improved camouflage of contrasting spots

improved camouflage of contrasting spots and colours that simulated the shadows and shards of light passing through and under a canopy of trees and woodland

and temporary recruiting centers had to be opened at Philadelphia

Cloth dyed with especially good mordants might retain their steel gray

10 May 1863

the squad leader

16120 43 Regiment of Foot Grenadier Marching, 1780 K&C Ceremonials improved camouflage of contrasting spotsThe 43rd Regiment of Foot arrived in North America in 1774 and remained there through the American War for Independence. The Grenadier and Light Companies participated in the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The regiment participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Grenadiers formed part of the assault force attacking Breeds Hill. Colonial troops holding the hill used most of their ammunition repelling the attacks. And, unlike the soldier seen