The British redcoats of the American revolution…
Often mocked, undervalued or portrayed as red-coated imperial storm troopers with a hatred of freedom loving American rebels.
In the last episode, we looked at who they really were, their backgrounds, places of birth and how much training they received.
Well today we are joined once more by author Robbie McNiven to find out more about the 33rd regiment of foot during the revolution. There battles, how they performed and why ultimately the Americans won the war.
The 33rd were arguably Britians most elite regiment of the era…not including the Foot Guards of course…and they fought in almost every major battle of the revolution.
Robbie's book on the regiment can be purchased via this link - https://amzn.to/3J8TgvA
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