THE BRITISH ARE COMING!: 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

38th Foot (Battalion Companies)

The 38^th (1^st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot arrived in Boston in July 1774, from Ireland. He took part in the fighting at Lexington and Concord (elite companies only), Bunker Hill, Long Island, Fort Lee, Chestnut Neck, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth Court House.
In 1778 he was part of the garrison of New York. The elite companies have also fought at Yorktown, where they surrendered with the rest of the army of Lord Cornwallis in 1781.
A Bunker Hill, the 38^th regiment was at 43^rd, in the Pigott’s brigade, while the elite companies were part of the right wing unit wakes Howe.
The distinctive color of the regiment was yellow, also the laces of the troops had the characteristic shape of a "bastion", such as the 5^th Regiment and the 1^st Guards.
The photos show the full regiment, along with the Grenadiers and Light Infantry companies.
All the miniatures presented here are Wargames Foundry and were painted by the employees of Strategianova.

38th Foot with Grenadier and Light Companies.

Il 38^th (1^st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot era arrivato a Boston nel luglio 1774, proveniente dall’Irlanda. Ha preso parte agli scontri di Lexington e Concord (solo le compagnie scelte), Bunker Hill, Long Island, Fort Lee, Chestnut Neck, Brandywine, Germantown e Monmouth Court House.

Dal 1778 ha fatto parte della guarnigione di New York. Le compagnie scelte hanno combattuto anche a Yorktown, dove si sono arrese col resto dell’armata di Lord Cornwallis, nel 1781.

A Bunker Hill, il 38° reggimento era con il 43°, nella brigata Pigott, mentre le compagnie scelte facevano parte delle unità dell’ala desta di Howe.

Il colore distintivo del reggimento era il giallo, inoltre gli alamari della truppa avevano la caratteristica forma a “bastione”, come quelli del 5° reggimento e del 1° Guardie.

Le foto presentano il reggimento al completo, assieme alla compagnia Granatieri e a quella di Fanteria Leggera.

Tutte le miniature presentate fin qui sono della Wargames Foundry e sono state dipinte dai collaboratori di Strategianova.