"Clipping the British Soldiers' Wings" Topic
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Au pas de Charge | 14 Jul 2019 8:37 a.m. PST |
Was it common for British grenadiers and lights in cut down coats to also remove their shoulder wings? |
42flanker | 14 Jul 2019 11:32 a.m. PST |
From the St George drawings we have from the 1777 Philadelphia campaign it would seem not, at least not that year's campaigning. The della Gatta paintings, with smaller sketchier figures, are ambiguous but some indication of shoulder wings can be seen on some light infantry figures. The flanker wings,and, when worn, distinctive feathers, were a mark of being a select body of men and would have contributed to esprit de corps, even if they could be hooligans in their down time. Nothing has really changed. |
historygamer | 15 Jul 2019 7:12 a.m. PST |
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