Congress raised a first Canadian regiment in November, 1775, followed by a second in January 1776.
These were "additional Continental" regiments, and not assigned to any state. The 2nd bwecame known as "Congress' Own Regiment", or by the name of its commander, "Hazen's Regiment".
The uniform specified was brown coats with white facings.
The regiment included a Light company as early as 1776.
The Light Company (not shown but depicted in Mollo's Uniforms of the American Revolution" ) wore caps with "COR" for "Congress' Own Regiment", and the motto "Pro Artes et Focis".
The regiment was said to have maintained excellent discipline throughout the war. It particularly distinguished itself at Brandywine, where it stood against Howe's attack on the flank of the Continental army.
The nickname was unofficial, and indeed, Congress and General Washington sought to suppress it, feeling such designations were a feature of Monarchial armies and not suitable for a revolutionary army.
A determined looking regiment! Very nicely done, they look really good.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. They were pretty determined, and served the duration of the war, although in, later years recruitment had ati be "at large", and not limited to Canadians.
DeleteA lovely unit Peter. I didn't think these were Perry figures at first glance and can see they are Brigade games. I don't have any of the latter; how do you think they compare?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lawrence. All of my Patriot infantry units are Brigade games. The style is a bit different from the Perrys, but still very nice. The sculptor is Paul Hicks, who is pretty well known for his work.
DeleteGreat looking unit and info, Peter.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Richard!
DeleteNice figures and was unaware that Canadians fought for US
ReplyDeleteThe regiment had its nucleus in the Canadians recruited as part of Benedict Arnold, et al's invasion of Canada; they took Montreal, but their siege of Quebec ended in a failed, bloody assault upon the fortress city on December 31, 1775, after enduring miserable winter weather with a lack of necessary supplies.
DeleteVery nice figures. Glad to see these less traditional units in games.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The variety of units on the Patriot side is almost endless, and I believe were at least 50 loyalist units raised over the course of the war, too.
DeleteNicely done Peter....one of the few units where I beat you to it! I really liked the brown faced white uniforms.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith! Brown and white were certainly the two colors of cloth reasonably easily sourced locally...
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