British Regular Regiments in North America during the War of 1812
Compiled by Robert Henderson

The following chart is based on a number of sources including C.Hamilton Smith's 1812 charts, DeBosset's 1802 Charts, the tailor notes from the Army clothier Pearse, and miscellaneous primary source research.   I would like to note that René Chartrand's numerous works on British, Canadian, and West Indian uniforms were extremely helpful.  For various military button patterns click here.

S = Squared Ended Loops  FB = "Flower pot" Bastion Loops JB = "Jew's Harp" Bastion Loops  P = Pointed

Type	Regiment	Engagements	Years in War	Facing Colour	Coat Colour	Lace	Comments
Cavalry	6th Inniskilling  Dragoons	Chesapeake	1814				white girdle with 2 yellow lines
	14th Light Dragoons	New Orleans	1814-15				orange girdle with 2 blue lines
	19th Light Dragoons	Niagara, Black Rock, Buffalo, Chippewa, Lundy's Lane, recapture of Fort George, Plattsburg	1813-15				yellow girdle with 2 blue lines
Infantry	4th Royal Veteran Battalion		1812				S Loops in Pairs
	10th Royal Veteran Battalion	Mackinac, River Raisin, Miami	1812-15				S Loops in Pairs
	1st Regiment (Royal Scots)	Sackett's Harbour, Fort Niagara, Chippewa, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie	1812-15				FB Loops in Singles (C.H.Smith shows plain white, other evidence points to Single or double blue line)
	3rd Regiment (the Buffs)	Plattsburg	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	4th Regiment (King's Own)	Bladensburg, Capture of Washington, New Orleans, Fort Bowyer, Mobile	1814-15				FB Loops in Singles
	5th Regiment (Northumberland)	Plattsburg	1814-15				JB Loops in Singles
	6th Regiment (Warwickshire)	Fort Erie	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	7th Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)	Orleans, Fort Bowyer, Mobile	1814-15				S Loops in Singles
	8th Regiment (King's)	Ogdensburg, York, Fort George, Sackett's Harbour, Stoney Creek, Beaver Dams, Buffalo, re-capture of Fort George, Fort Niagara, Chippewa, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie	1812-15				S Loops in Singles
	9th Regiment (Norfolk)		1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	13th Regiment (Somersetshire)	Lacolle Mills, Plattsburg	1813-15				S Loops in Pairs
	16th Regiment (Bedfordshire)	Plattsburg	1814-15				S Loops in Singles
	21st Regiment (Royal North British Fusiliers)	Chesapeake, Bladenburg, Capture of Washington, Baltimore, New Orleans	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	26th Regiment (The Cameronians)		1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	27th Regiment (Inniskillins)	Plattsburg, New Orleans	1814-15				S Loops in Singles
	29th Regiment (Worcestershire)	Fort Castine, Bangor, Fort at Machias	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	37th Regiment (Hampshire)		1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	39th Regiment (Dorsetshire)	Plattsburg	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	40th Regiment (Somersetshire)	New Orleans, Mobile	1815				S Loops in Pairs
	41st Regiment	Sandwich, Detroit, Queenston Heights, River Raisin, Fort Meigs, Fort Stephenson, Lake Erie, Thames, Fort Niagara, Black Rock, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie	1812-15				JB Loops in Singles
	43rd Regiment (Monmouthshire)	New Orleans	1815				S Loops in Pairs
	44th Regiment (Essex)	Bladensburg, Washington, Baltimore, New Orleans, Mobile	1814-15				S Loops in Singles
	49th Regiment (Hertfordshire)	Queenston Heights, Fort George, Stoney Creek, Beaver Dams, Crysler's Farm, Plattsburg	1812-14				FB Loops in Singles
	57th Regiment (West Middlesex)		1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	58th Regiment (Rutlandshire)	Plattsburg	1814-15				S Loops in Singles
	59th Regiment (Nottinghamshire)	Plattsburg	1814				JB Loops in Singles
	60th Regiment (Royal American) 7th Battn	Penobscot, Fort Castine	1814-15				Dressed as a Rifle Corp
	62nd Regiment (Wiltshire)	Fort Castine	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	64th Regiment (Staffordshire)		1813-15				S Loops in Pairs
	70th Regiment (Glasgow Lowland)		1813-15				S Loops in Singles
	76th Regiment	Plattsburg	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	81st Regiment		1814-15				P Loops in Pairs
	82nd Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers)	Fort Erie	1814-15				FB Loops in Pairs
	85th Regiment (Bucks Volunteers)	Bladenburg, capture of Washington, Baltimore, New Orleans	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	88th Regiment (Connaught Rangers)	Plattsburg	1814-15				P Loops in Pairs
	89th Regiment	Crysler's Farm, Black Rock, Buffalo, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie	1813-15				P Loops in Pairs
	90th Regiment (Perthshire Vol.)		1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	93rd Regiment (Sutherland Highlanders)	New Orleans	1814-15				P Loops in Pairs (sewn in 'Coldstream' style - folds make diamond shaped point)
	95th Regiment (Rifles)	New Orleans	1815				Dressed as a Rifle Corp
	97th Regiment	Plattsburg	1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	98th Regiment		1814-15				S Loops in Singles
	99th Regiment		1814-15				S Loops in Singles
	100th Regiment	Fort Niagara, Sacket's Harbor, Chippewa, Fort Erie	1812-15				S Loops in Singles
	101st Regiment		1814-15				S Loops in Pairs
	102nd Regiment	Chesapeake	1813				S Loops in Pairs
	103rd Regiment	Patterson's Creek, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie, Grand River	1812-15				S Loops in Singles
	104th Regiment (New Brunswick)	Sacket's Harbor, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie	1812-15
Foreign & Fencible Regiments	Regiment de Meuron	Plattsburg	1813-15				FB Loops in Singles
	Regiment de Watteville	Oswego, Fort Erie	1813-15				FB or JB Loops in Pairs
	Independent Companies of Foreigners	Chesapeake	1813				Dressed as a Rifle Corp
	Royal Newfoundland Fencibles	River Raisin, Ogdensburg, York, Miami, Sacket's Harbor, Fort George, Lake Erie, defence of Mackinac	1812-15				S Loops in Singles
	Canadian Fencibles	Crysler's Farm, Salmon River, Chateauguay, Lacolle Mills	1812-15				S Loops in Pairs
	Nova Scotia Fencibles		1812-15				FB Loops in Singles
	Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles	Ogdensburg, Sacket's Harbor, York, Fort George, Oswego, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie	1812-15				Dressed as a Rifle Corp
	New Brunswick Fencibles		1812-15				S Loops in Singles
	Provincial Corps of Light Infantry (Voltiguers)	Sacket's Harbor, Chateauguay, Crysler's Farm, Lacolle Mills	1812-15				Grey version of a Rifle Corps
	Michigan Fencibles	defence of Mackinac, Prairie du Chien	1814				S Loops in Singles
	1st West India Regiment	New Orleans	1815				S Loops in Pairs
	2nd West India Regiment	Georgia Coast	1815				S Loops in Pairs
	5th Weat India Regiment	New Orleans	1815				S Loops in Singles
	Royal West India Rangers	Georgia Coast	1815				Dressed similar to Rifle Corp but with lace down the front opening of coat
Board of Ordnance & Other Corps	Royal Horse Artillery (rocket)	New Orleans	1814-15				Hussar dolman corded in deep yellow
	Royal Artillery	too numerous to mention	1812-15				FB Loops in Singles
	Corps of Royal Engineers	officers at many of the engagements	1812-15			Gold
	Royal Sappers and Miners	Oswego, Plattsburg, Lacolle Mills, Ash Island, Washington, Bladensburg, Baltimore, New Orleans, Fort Bowyler, Mobile	1813-15				FB Loops in Singles
	Corps of Royal Military Artificers and Labourers		1812-13				FB Loops in Singles
	Royal Staff Corps	New Orleans	1814-1815				No loops
	Royal Marines	Chesapeake, Bladensburg, Oswego, Washington, Georgia, Fort Bowyer, New Orleans, Lacolle Mills, lake Champlain	1813-15				S Loops in Pairs
	Royal Marine Artillery	the above plus Plattsburg, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie	1813-15

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