The latest addition to the Patriot forces is this unit of riflemen wearing green hunting shirts. Although by far the majority of Patriots units were musket armed, there were several units composed entirely of riflemen.  Their rifles were far more accurate than the musket, but took much longer to load, and could not accommodate a … Pennsylvania Rifles verder lezen →

 The Hessians are coming! The number of troops that the British felt were needed to quash the rebellion of he 13 colonies exceeded what they were capable of fielding without excessively draining the defenses of its other territories. Hence the contract with Hesse-Cassel to provide 12,000 men for service in North America, concluded January 15, … Hessian Musketeer Regiment Von Wutginau verder lezen →