Chester Castle last Sunday......

[tac]

we watched a re-enactment group replicating a recruitment parade of the Cheshire 33rd of Foot, Lord Cornwallis' Own.

They are wearing the pattern 1768/70 Home dress, to be altered somewhat shortly after the time-scale of this scene when they went to North America to deal with them pesky colonials.

I can answer most questions, probably, if you keep it simple. The colour, BTW, is NOT red, but madder, a much cheaper red dye. And yes, the corporal - wearing a white tab on his left shoulder, IS very tall - around 6ft 7in.

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[Stomper]

We're still pretty pesky….

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Thank you tac for posting this , neat video.
As far as the colour goes , what does it madder ?
Andy

 

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I thought I saw some colonials hiding in the bushes.