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64th Royal American Grenadier Company
The British Grenadier is a famous part of 18th century history. This gentleman is not British but American and belongs to a colonial unit called the 64th Royal Americans. Most of these men were over 6 feet tall and originally would throw grenades. You can see the slow match tube connected onto his cartridge belt. This slow match smoldered and the soldier would blow on it to obtain glowing ember. He would then light the fuse on the grenade and throw it. By the time of the French and Indian War the grenades were no longer in use but this unit of men represented the cream of the crop. I belonged to this reenactment several years ago and did many events at Old Fort Niagara. Here we see the standard uniform of the grenadier with his hand embroidered mitered cap, regimental coat with shoulder wings depicting him as a grenadier, his accouterments, and the Brown Bess Musket. The background is the ruins at Crown Point New York.
Category: Eastern Woodland Frontier
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