General Washington's Army: 1779-83
β Scribed by Marko Zlatich, Bill Younghusband
- Publisher
- Osprey
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 50
- Series
- Men At Arms 290
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
For the early years of the American War of Independence, George WashingtonΠ²Πβ’s troops were clothed in a variety of uniforms from various sources. With the receipt in late 1778 of over 25,000 uniforms imported from France, much of the Continental army was uniformly clothed in blue or brown coats faced with red. This study by Marko Zlatich focuses on the systems used by state and Continental authorities to procure clothing materials from this point onwards, the quantities they obtained and the specifications of the uniforms themselves. Eight colour plates by the talented Bill Younghusband and a plethora of black and white photographs and illustrations usefully support the authorΠ²Πβ’s detailed text. Men-at-Arms 273, 285, 289, 290 and 292 are also available in a single volume special edition as Π²ΠΒSoldiers of the Revolutionary WarΠ²Πβ’.
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