With all the infantry units I have been posting lately, it's time for a bit more artillery!
One battery is wearing hunting shirts dyed blue, with fancy buff trim.
The other wears brown coats faced red, and a peculiar leather cap with an Anchor emblem on the front.
These chaps belong to the Rhode Island Train of Artillery, a militia outfit first raised in 1774. By that time, relations between Britain and her North American had descended into open hostility in aftermath of the Boston Tea Party (December 1773) protesting the Townshend Acts. Parliament responded with the Coercive Acts (aka the Intolerable Acts), closing Boston harbor, ending self-governance in Massachusetts. It became increasingly likely that outright war would develop in the not too distant future. This fostered the development new colonial militia units, in p[reparation for the coming storm.
Yes, this is another Revolutionary War unit that has a re-enactment group!
Cannon included: Their facebook page has many more pictures and historical information
This is an actual cap of the unit, found on the battlefield after the Battle of Long Island in 1776. The unit suffered heavy losses there, and was later absorbed into Henry Knox's new Continental Artillery.
Peter, units are flying out from your painting desk! Great job!
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