battle of Jersey 1781

[raykey]

Hi
Intending to do a couple of HotT armies for the Battle of Jersey(found relevant army orbats on the stronghold site) . having some difficulty finding the facing colours for the 95th Regt (Derbyshire Foot) I know it was still a light Regt but not The Rifles, Please can anyone help, as google has let me down.

[Steve J]

From memory wargames Illustrated did a piece on this battle. Might be worth checking their website just in case there is some info there...

[raykey]

Found it in WI 306 but.....its not one of the articles on web,

[Kiwidave]

You may need to contact these folks, as there may be something buried in the archives:

http://www.jerseyheritage.org/places-to-visit/mont-orgueil-castle

http://www.jerseyheritage.org/places-to-visit/elizabeth-castle

[Leman]

Just had a look at issue 306, which shows the painting of Maj.Pierson of the 95th having been shot. the facings appear to be yellow.

[Leman]

Having said that it is difficult to make out. Their flag appears to be a faded yellow, so the facings could be buff. The article does not actually mention the colour facings of the three British units present.

[Ithoriel]

"British Army Uniforms of the American Revolution 1751-1783" by Carl Franklin says:

- the 95th Regiment of Foot (Reid's) facings were buff.

- officers' lace and buttons were silver. Other ranks lace was white.

- coats were laced with 10, evenly spaced, square loops.

- all ranks wore fringed wings.

Not a period I'm interested in so no idea how accurate the book is but hope this helps none the less.