In today's episode of the Redcoat History Podcast, I explain who the redcoats were, how they were recruited, and how the British infantry regiments of the Napoleonic wars were organised.
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American Revolution: Who were the Redcoats?
Zulu War: Did this Victoria Cross Hero Fake His Own Death? Captain Cecil D’Arcy VC
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Private Henry Hook VC - the true story behind the "bad lad" of Zulu
Colonial Marines: The escaped American Slaves who fought for Britain during the War of 1812
Indians in the Trenches: The Indian Corps on the Western Front 1914-15
Disaster!:The worst British defeats of the Victorian era...
Redcoats versus Samurais: The story of British troops in Japan during the 1860s
The Jameson Raid: Prelude to the 2nd Anglo-Boer War (walking the battlefield)
Purchase: The Fascinating Story of How British Officers Bought and Sold Commissions
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The First Anglo-Boer War: A full documentary (1880-81)
The Forgotten Revolutionary War Campaign: The Siege of Pensacola 1781 (w/ Josh Provan)
From the Zulu War to the Somme: The incredible career of Tim Lukin
Fit to Command? British Regimental Leadership in the Peninsular War w/ Steve Brown
The Mazoe Patrol: A daring rescue in the Rhodesian bush (1896)
Allan Wilson - the Maverick who became a Victorian legend (Shangani Patrol, 1893)
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