| Unit | Coat | Facing Collar |
Cuff | Turnback | Waistcoat | Pants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th [Note#1] | red | yellow | yellow | white | white | white |
| 71st-Frasers Hlander [#2] | red | white | white | white | white | white |
| British Legion [#3] | green | black | black | white | white | white |
| Delancys I & II [white lace] | red | blue | blue | white | white | varied |
| Georgia Loyalists | red | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | white? | white? |
| NJ Volunteers | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| NY Volunteers | red | buff | buff | white | white | white |
| SC Royalists | red | yellow | yellow | white | white | white |
| D'Angelelli Grenadiers | blue | red | red | red | buff | buff |
| Von Bose Musketeers | blue | white | white | white | white | white |
| Von Knoblach Garrison | blue | white | white | red | blue | blue |
| Royal Artillery [yellow lace] | blue | red | red | white | white | white |
| Converged Lights | red | misc | misc | white | white | white |
| 7th-Royal Fusiliers | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| 23rd-Welsh Fusiliers | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| 33rd | red | red | red | white | white | white |
| 42nd-Royal Highlanders [#4] | red | blue | white | white | white | white |
| 63rd | red | dark green | white | white | white | white |
| 64th | red | black | white | white | white | white |
| Volunteers of Ireland | red | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | white? | white? |
| Von Lengerke Grenadiers | blue | misc | misc | misc | white&buff | white&buff |
| Hesse Cassel Chasseurs | blue | misc | misc | misc | white&buff | white&buff |
| Von Ditfurth Fusiliers | blue | yellow | yellow | red | white | white |
| Von Benning Garrison | blue | yellow | yellow | red | blue | blue |
| Anspach Yaegers | forest green | red | red | red | green | white |
| Hessel Cassel Yaeger Corp | forest green | red | red | red | grn,wht,buff | grn,wht,buff |
| Von Linsingen Grenadiers | blue | red | red | red | yell or white | yell or white |
| Prince Carl Musketeer | blue | red | red | red | white | white |
| American Volunteers | green | unknown | unknown | white? | white? | white? |
| Prince of Wales Regt. | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| Von Lowenstien Grenadiers | blue | red | red | red | white | white |
| Royal NC Regiment. | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| British Guards. [#5] | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| Kings American Regt. | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| NC Highlanders [#6] | blue | n/a | n/a | n/a | white | n/a |
| Queens Rangers [#7] | green | black | black | n/a | green | white |
| American Legion | red | blue? | blue | white | white | white |
| 80th | red | yellow | yellow | white | white | white |
| Erbrintz Fusiliers | blue | red | red | red | white | white |
| Starkloffs Dragoons | green | unknown | unknown | white | white | white |
| 84th-Royal Hland Emmgrn [#8] | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| 82nd | red | blue | blue | white | white | white |
| 76th-McDonnels Highland [#8] | red | dk green | dk green | white | white | white |
| 43rd | red | white | white | white | white | white |
| 17th | red | greyish white | greyish white | white | white | white |
| 1st Anspach | blue | red | red | red | white | white |
| 2nd Anspach | blue | black | black | red | white | white |
| Anspach Artillery | blue | red | red | red | white | white |
| 3rd | red | buff | buff | buff | buff | buff |
| 19th] | red | deep green | deep green | white | white | white |
| 30th | red | pale yellow | pale yellow | white | white | white |
| SC Dragoons | red | yellow | yellow | white | white | white |
NOTES FOR BRITISH UNIFORMS
First a general comment. The preponderance of white "small clothes", that is pants or breeches, gators, stocking, etc is actually for parade dress events. The quartermaster routinely issued overalls (a popular garment for the troops) or the troops converted their own. These could be al- most any color although white, brown, green, and blue predominated.
1. All British regular regiments had basic white lace on their cuffs and facings. The differences were with different color stripes on the lace. Regular loyal ist units apparently did not have lace with the exception of Delancys battalions.
2. The 42nd and 71st Highland units discarded wearing kilts shortly after their arrival in Ame rica. Instead they wore white pants, gators, or overalls. The kilt color for the 71st was black and green plaid. The Highland units continued to wear their bonnets throughout the war.
3. The British Legion dragoons wore a very unique helmet that became known as the "Tarleton". British Horse artillery of the Napoleonic Period wore the same helmet. Mollo's book gives a good picture. The dragoons also wore a short cut tight jacket, at least while on parade. The infantry of the legion apparently wore a standard hat and jacket although the green and black color was the same as the dragoons.
4. The 42nd Royal Highlanders kilt was black and green with a narrow red strip.
5. The 3 Guards units were actually detachments from the rest of the parent bodies located in Britian. 15 men from each company were pulled and sent to America. My group simulates this by sprinkling line, light infantry, and grenadier figures among the unit.
6. The NC Volunteers, or Highlanders, wore a local made coat that had no cuffs, facings, etc. Essentially it was an all blue coat. All accounts indicate the regiment used kilts from the 71st but whether or not the average foot soldier wore them in the field is debatable. Nonetheless, a very interesting variant of the basic highland uniform. Bonnets and the red and white checked stockings were presumably the same as other highland units.
7. The Queens Rangers had very distinct uniforms that were fortunately, well documented by the unit commander, Ltcol Simcoe. Both Mollo and Lefferts have abundant descriptions of the uniforms and differing helmets. Plenty of Queens Rangers figures are also available showing the distinct styles.
8. The 76th and 84th wore green and black kilts but most likely utilized more practical gators or overalls while in the field. Like the other two highland regiments, these also wore bonnets.
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