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My first full-length history book is out today!

The Pattern: The 33rd Regiment and the British Infantry Experience During the American Revolution, 1770 - 1783, follows the 33rd Regiment, arguably one of the best in the British Army, through its campaigns during the American Revolutionary War. The book aims to give a complete understanding of the 33rd and their experiences, so it’s not just a regimental history. Opening chapters deal with recruitment, training, weapons, clothing and equipment, as well as the home service 1770-75, where the regiment acquired a reputation for excellence. There’s also statistical analysis! I look at where the 33rd’s soldiers came from, what jobs they did before enlisting, their age, their height, and how long they served for. After that there’s a chapter dealing with the events of each year from 1776 to 1783. Not just combat either, though there’s loads of that - diet, disease, discipline and desertion, the role of women, camp life and the experiences of transatlantic voyages are among the topics dealt with. It’s also got;

Over 100,000 words of core text

40 images

Over a dozen BATTLEMAPS

Specially commissioned artwork

Graphs and tables

An appendix!

Purchase links below. This has been a two-year labour of love, so all the support, be it buying a copy or just reblogging this, is much appreciated:

Helion

Barnes & Noble

Waterstones

Amazon US

Amazon UK

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Last set of pics from myself and the 33rd gang in action at the weekend.

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A video of myself and the rest of the Revolutionary War-era 33rd shifting from two ranks open order to what they called "Indian file" and back into two ranks again to engage the enemy. This is an example of how RevWar fighting was far from slow "march up and shoot.” The adoption of simple Native American tactics like the one above allowed a large body of men to easily move through wooded or broken terrain, present less of a target, and close with reasonable speed on the enemy. The unit opens fire as soon as each file is in place too, creating a rolling fire (which, unloaded, was replaced by saying ‘bang’ here...).

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Back from my third ever re-enactment, had a blast.

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Had a blast (no pun intended) at my second ever reenactment event.

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Obviously I’m biased (though less so because I wasn’t present for this one), but I think the 33rd are looking great at their second ever event. They got to occupy an 18th century barracks at Fort Amherst for a day and night.