31354 Federal Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing at Right Shoulder W. Britain American Revolution Few could have predicted that

Few could have predicted that both of them together with the rest of their Royal Family would be cruelly murdered by the Bolsheviks just five years later

usually only distributed to Special Forces

They were unruly and would mutiny if the contractual terms were not met

Many of the officers of both the Continental Army and the state militias were typically yeoman farmers with a sense of honor and status and an ideological commitment to oppose the policies of the British Crown

31354 Federal Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing at Right Shoulder W. Britain American Revolution Few could have predicted thatMilitary frock coats were introduced during the Napoleonic Wars to French line infantry and Prussian Landwehr troops. It replaced the standard issue swallow tail coat which were expensive to produce and would quickly soil under campaign conditions. A loose fitting single breasted frock coat was cheaper to manufacture and more practical for campaigns. By the 1840s, frock coats were regulation for the American army with officers issued navy blue frocks