Revolutionary War Uniforms
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
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
• 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
Soldiers had to know the rank and the role of other soldiers
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Army
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaulette
Epaulettes
Tricorn hat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricorn_hat
Credits
zenedy.comhomework.northport.com
The American Heritage History of The American Revolution
campus.fortunecity.comwikipedia.org