Revolutionary War Uniforms

1. Revolutionary War Uniforms

2. Colonial Army Uniforms • At the beginning of the war, the soldiers wore brown uniforms • Their hunting shirts were made out of fabrics like wool, in different colors based on the soldier’s regiment • They wore either long-tailed coats or waistcoats over their hunting shirts • Most soldiers wore tricorn hats, but if there were not enough supplied, they used whatever hat they had • Under the pants they wore stockings • They wore boots on their feet • Towards the end of the war the colonists had red, blue, or brown uniforms • In general, their uniforms were very cheap and poor quality

3. 1780 American Infantrymen • Blue coat with white facings and cuffs • Black leather hat with bearskin and red feathers on top • Black tricorn hat • Buckled boots • Had weapons and traveling objects in red backpack

4. Soldiers had to know the rank and the role of other soldiers • Soldiers sometimes wore patches on their coats to show their rank • Stars could designate the rank of the soldier • Sometimes highly ranked soldiers wore epaulettes • The British generals and other highly ranked soldiers wore fancy gold and silver buttons

5. British Uniforms • Compared to the colonists the British had much better uniforms • The uniforms were made of quality materials and were expensive. However, the soldiers were easy targets because they wore bright red coats • People sometimes called them “lobster backs” or “redcoats” • Although they usually wore red uniforms, they sometimes wore blue ones • They wore pants, stockings, boots, hunting shirts and other common war clothes like the colonists

6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War Tricorn hat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Army Epaulettes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaulette http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricorn_hat

7. Credits zenedy.com homework.northport.com The American Heritage History of The American Revolution campus.fortunecity.com wikipedia.org