2/22/2024 0 Comments War of 1812 royal navy uniforms![]() The Pearse notebook (c.1810-1815) indicates the coats of the 5/60th (and thus the 7/60th) were made of rifle green cloth with madder red facings, and decorated with 44 regimental buttons. Pearse & Co., the clothier that supplied uniforms to the 60th Regiment during the Napoleonic Wars.įrom its formation in August 1813 the 7/60th Regiment was “clothed as the 5th battalion” in a green rifle uniform. Its portrayal is based upon several key contemporary sources, including artifacts, inspection returns, the military artworks of Charles Hamilton Smith, and the tailoring notebook of the firm J.N. Leaving the impression that high degree of uniformity did exist.The modern 7/60th Regiment reenactment group depicts the uniform and equipment of the battalion as it appeared in late 1814. There were no written regulations for the American seamen during this time but they were depicted in paintings and draws of the time wearing blue jackets, scarlet waistcoats, blue trousers, neckerchiefs and glazed hats. In a period of transition, one finds men dressed in both the old uniform, the new one, or in combinations of both. Instead of the breeches of 1802, all officers were directed to wear pantaloons. ![]() ![]() The description of the full dress coat for the senior officers in the 1813 order, “The coat of blue cloth with broad lapels and lining of the same a standing collar.” is very similar to the description of the 1802 order, except in 1802 the lapels were to be long. There were changes in the uniform of the Navy approved by the Secretary of the Navy William Jones on 23 November 1813. ![]() ![]() While the cut and details shifted slightly with changes in civilian fashion over the next decade, this was the uniform worn at the beginning of the War of 1812. The new uniforms included a profusion of gold “lace,” or gilt metallic wire braid, gilt buttons, and the coveted blue and white color scheme. In August 1802, Secretary of the Navy Robert Smith revised the Navy’s uniform Officer Regulations. ![]()
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