"The World Turned Upside Down – HM 64th Foot" Topic

The 64th Foot fought a long war during the American War of Independence being one of the first regiments to deploy to Boston Massachusetts in 1774 as tensions in the city rose, and were responsible for perhaps the first shedding of blood in that long war with a bayonet wound inflicted on a Salem resident in February 1775 during an abortive raid on a rebel arms cache.

The regiment would avoid the blood letting suffered by the British garrison in the frontal assault at Bunker Hill, being left behind as a guard unit in Boston, but would go on to see action in the New York and Philadelphia campaigns of 1776 – 1778 before deploying to the south later in 1779, taking part in the siege and capture of Charleston and in the last major action of the war at Eutaw Springs in 1781.

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JJ

Remember Paoli!
Actually a informative write up
And fantastic job on the figures

Odd one I am, 44 years of playing Napoleonics and never commanded a French figure, and 2 games now playing American Revolution and both times on British side.might be a new trend.
I say often I play Royalists

Hi and thanks for your comment.

Love the picture of the modern day Paoli site.
I'm really looking forward to getting the toys on the table, but I'm also enjoying putting the collection together and I'm keen to play both factions as the variety of troop types makes this theme very appealing.

Cheers
JJ

That's some quality work.

Thank you, much appreciated.

JJ