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Friday, January 9, 2026

64th British Line Infantry, American Revolutionary War

This regiment was raised at the start of the Seven Years War in 1756.


It served in the West Indies and Ireland, before arriving in Boston in 1769. It took part in the capture of New York City in 1776, and fought at Brandywine and Germantown in 1777.

The regiment moved to South Carolina 1779, and participated in the capture of Charleston in 1780; the last years of the Revolutionary War were spent back in the West Indies

In 1783 it was given the County designation of "Staffordshire".  The figures are Perry, and flags are downloaded and edited from various online images.

According to the 1764 warrant, which uniform this regiment is wearing, black faced regiments like the 64th still had their flags in black (with a red Cross of St George overall, and the drummers in black faced red; in later years both the flags and drummer's jackets for black faced regiments would become white. , 

During the French Revolutionary Wars it was involved in the invasions of St Lucia and Martinique in 1794. 

It was involved in the capture of the Dutch colony of Surinam in 1804, fought from Canada during the war of 1812, and arrived in Belgium in 1815, but too late to participate in the Battle of Waterloo. 

12 comments:

  1. Another cracking looking unit and a very enjoyable read too.

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    1. Thanks, Donnie. These fellows are in the regulation uniform, and are the only Perry metal sets to be so, presumably because the Perry plastics cover that well. Fine, but I don't do plastic, LOL!

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    1. Thanks, Joe; the British have been falling behind their Colonial counterparts in units, so I needed to redress the balance!

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    2. Great looking unit and interesting back story.

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  3. Lovely unit (and historical background) Peter, nice job!

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  4. They look great Peter. The Perry AWI plastics are the only ones I have done, and probably ever will do, in 28mm at least. Even then, I used their metal AWI figures as much I could.

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    1. Thanks for the kind words, Lawrence. The only downside to the Perry plastic set is that their troops in the "standard" uniform are a bit lacking in metal!

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  5. Another nice-looking unit for the Brits - a few muskets and bayonets need straightening up though?

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    1. Yes, you are correct; a few of the lads needs some admonishment about maintaining their kit! :-)

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