The State (Colony) of Connecticut raised a number of troops of Militia Cavalry during the Revolutionary War.
In 1777, Major Elijah Hyde commanded the troop, and it was noted to have brown coats with buff or yellow facings.
It was described as wearing felt hats with an iron skull cap underneath.
Evidently other troops had varying uniforms, some wearing helmets like the Continental Light Dragoons. This one is described and depicted in Charles Lefferts "Uniforms of the Armies in War of the American Revolution".
The various troops and squadrons were combined to form a few Regiments.
These men served with the army under General Horatio Gates in 1777, possibly including the Saratoga Campaign.
Very nice looking figures. That yellow really pops with the brown. A very different look from most other AWI Continentals cavalry.
ReplyDeleteBetween the brown hunting shirts and the tricorns, they have a certain "Cowboy" vibe!
ReplyDeleteI wish now I'd added a unit of light horse militia. The have a very distinctive look. Nice work on these Peter.
ReplyDeleteI thin I will wind up with just 3 Cavalry units each for the British and Patriots,. plus the Lauzan's Legion for the French when I add them... probably a 2027 project!
DeleteGreat addition, super uniform. really stands out.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I had fun with the uniform. The yellow is probably too bright, but...
DeleteThey are lovely. They really pop.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Richard!
DeleteRather flamboyant garb indeed
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed; the Connecticut men were evidently known for being better uniformed than average!
DeleteYou have to stop posting AWI cavalry figures Peter, its breaking down my resistance to buying a couple of units!
ReplyDeleteThe yellow is impressive, I have trouble with that colour, as noted previously!
While cavalry was of very secondary importance in the AWI, you gotta have at least a few!
DeleteThese look superb. Looking forward to AWI action.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI hope to do a Brandywine playtest with FoB3 n June sometime...