OC Richard's graphic is an illustration from Liliane and Fred Funcken's book, British Infantry Uniforms From Marlborough to Wellington, London: Ward Lock Limited, 1976, of which I have a copy. It was published at a time when interest in the 18th c. British Army was revving up in the US (due to Bicentennial reenactments), and accurate illustrated publications about Army uniforms were few and far between. The Highland soldiers illustrated feature a few idiosyncracies, such as the 19th c. thistle-shaped dirk handles depicted on 1740's Highland soldiers, but they are, overall, fairly accurate depictions.
I liked the book because it contained regiment-by-regiment illustrations of the evolution of regimental lace from 1742, 1751 and 1768 (which last continued in use until the 1830's, when regimental lace was abolished in favor of plain white lace. There is also a page depicting in color the cloth grenadier mitre caps of each regiment that existed in 1751.
Originally Posted by KWD
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