Since we are waiting until Christmas to continue. I would like to propse the "Colonial Line Infantry" become the 60th Royal (American) Regiment. This is a unique unit because it was created specifically to serve abroad as a sort of "foreign legion" of the British Army. Parliment would not allow standing army unit owned by the colonies, and this unit matches up perfectly in my opinion.
The best part, is even though it was one regiment, it actually had four battalions.. essentially four units as compared to a regular foot regiment.
"was raised in the American colonies in 1756 as the
62nd (Royal American) Regiment to defend the thirteen colonies against attack by the French and their native American allies. In 1755, royal approval for a new regiment, it was 4 March 1756 before a special Act of Parliament created four
battalions of 1,000 men each to include foreigners for service in the Americas.
“To enable His Majesty [George II] to grant commissions to a certain number of foreign Protestants, who have served abroad as officers or engineers, to act and rank as officers or engineers in America
only, under certain restrictions and regulations.”
The regiment was intended to combine the characteristics of a Colonial Corps with those of a Foreign Legion. Swiss and German forest fighting experts, American colonists and British volunteers from other British regiments were recruited. These men were Protestants, an important consideration for fighting against the predominantly Catholic French. The officers were also recruited from Europe— not from the American colonies— The regiment was renumbered the
60th (Royal American) Regiment in February 1757 when the 50th (Shirley's) and 51st (Pepperel's) foot regiments were removed from the British Army roll after their surrender at
Fort Oswego.
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Here are two pictures of the 60th (Royal Americans)
http://www.reenacting.net/60thRAR/ Link to a 60th foot site.
One more note, The uniform of the day was worn in two configurations. Often in battle, the lapels were closed and the belting was worn on the outside as pictured above. You can see how different the uniform looks in this fashion. I am not suggesting you change it, just putting it out there.