UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Fusilier, Soissonnais French Infantry Regiment -- 1780-1783

UNIFORMS OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

France entered the war on the side of the Americans on the 6th February, 1778, although hostilities with Britain did not commence until June of that year. The Soissonnais Regiment left France in April, 1780 as part of the Comte de Rochambeau's army. Prior to leaving for America, the regiment was issued with the new regulation uniform decreed in 1779, which was white with various colored facings and button colors. Skirt ornaments were the fleur-de-lis for fusiliers, flaming grenades for grenadiers and the bugle horn for classeurs. The facing colors for the Soissonnais Regiment was light green.

[SOURCE: R. J. Marrion. Fellow of The Company of Military Historians of America. Uniforms of the American War of Independence. A series of 24 collector cards. Victoria Gallery, London, England. 1992.]

Fusilier, Soissonnais French Infantry Regiment
1780-1783

Fusilier, Soissonnais French Infantry Regiment

[SOURCE: Uniforms of the American War of Independence. A series of 24 collector cards. Illustration by R. J. Marrion. Fellow of The Company of Military Historians of America. Victoria Gallery, London, England. 1992.]

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