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

noodletools.comzenedy.com

homework.northport.comThe American Heritage History of The American Revolution

campus.fortunecity.comwikipedia.org