It was commanded by Lt. Colonel William Meadows of the 55th Regt. and Major Edward Mitchell of the 5th Regt.
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Lt.Col. Meadows and Maj. Mitchell (Wargames Foundry) |
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The captains |
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The lieutenants and second lieutenants |
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The NCOs and a pioneer |
The ten companies were clad like this:
No.
|
Name
|
Facings
|
4th
|
King’s Own
|
Blue
|
5th
|
Northumberland
|
Gosling
Green
|
10th
|
North
Lincolnshire
|
Pale
Yellow
|
17th
|
Leicestershire
|
White
|
22nd
|
Cheshire
|
Buff
|
23rd
|
Royal Welsh
Fuzileers
|
Blue
|
27th
|
Inniskilling
|
Pale-Buff
|
35th
|
Sussex
|
Orange
|
38th
|
1st
Staffordshire
|
Yellow
|
40th
|
2nd
Somersetshire
|
Buff
|
Grenadiers of the King's Own Regiment (Old Glory, 2nd Edition) |
According to the regulations of Royal Clothing Warrant the musicians of the different companies were dressed in different uniforms: The drummers and fifers of the regiments with blue facings had red coats, the others had coats in the facing colours. And there were differences on the backs of the grenadier caps.
4th Regiment of Foot (Lieutenant, NCO, musicians and grenadiers) |
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The drummers and fifers, playing The British Grenadiers |
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