« Reply #200 on: Monday, Jun 22, 2026 11:07 am »
I like it, but you actually point to a few things I have about it.
The men are not accurate to period. They’re clearly not wearing full outer coats or even the short style typical of dragoons, and are in regular khakis. If they were just in short dragoon it wouldn’t look quite like that either. They’re just regular modern guys wearing some kind of tricorn or cocked hats.
As far as MUSKET on the wrong side…actually, standard was to shoulder on the left. Though they’re not necessarily shouldering here, just holding.
Sorry, I’m a huge RevWar fan and I get very picky about what is presented! And, 1776 was only the declaration date….1775 is when it started with some reference perhaps to Lexington here. At this point they would have been more an army, and centered on Boston overlooking the city, soon to move to NYC and be joined by some more regulars sent by other states.
Anyway, nice job. But I still like the last Reagan one (and yes, funny calling out for outdated on Reagan, but not 250yo guys!).
Cartridge boxes on hanging on the wrong side too. Early war continentals were mostly armed with 1st Pattern British Long Land muskets or 1728 French Charleville, Maubeuge, and St. Etienne muskets, with a smattering of civilian fowlers and some rifles (very specialized though with Morgan's corps). They also either wore plain civilian clothes and/or with hunting shirts made from issued linen. They didn't get their blue, red, and white uniforms until after the French arrived in force in 1778, and even then, the issue was by lottery, leaving most of the army still in ragged civilian clothes for the rest of the war.
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