Rumford

here for the biography of the man who was a Loyalist and became a count in Bavaria.

Shows the Rumford casque

The King's Shilling, 1770 (c)

A recruiting party of an officer, sergeant, drummer and fifer of an infantry regiment in a village street with a fair in the background.
When a man had 'taken the King's shilling' it meant that he had enlisted in the Army. In the eighteenth century, recruiting parties were a common sight in villages and at country fairs. Recruiting officers would persuade men to enlist with misleading tales of the glamour of army life, and the offer of a 'bounty'. This was a large sum of money, supposedly paid to the new recruit when he enlisted. In fact most of it disappeared in various 'deductions' and the recruit was lucky to see any of it.
Here, the new recruit takes the money or shakes hands to seal the bargain, with the officer. His wife or sweetheart, obviously less naive, is clearly distressed at the prospect of his 'going for a soldier'.

Fore's New Manual and Platoon Exercises

 corrected from the latest regulations, by command of his Royal Highness, the Duke of York 1798
zoomable image here https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:238882/

I have started a Facebook group for the late 18thc - Revolutionary wars etc - https://www.facebook.com/groups/515111121983469/

Light Infantry

This image depicts a soldier in the Light Infantry Company (note the LI lettering to the front of his cut down cap) of the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of foot c. 1771, as they would have appeared just prior to the American Revolutionary War. More here

119th Prince's Own Light Infantry 1762-3

Not an American theatre formation but one showing the emerging styles of Light Infantry dress that became the norm in the Revwar. By Morier.

The Revenant

| Official Teaser Trailer: Inspired by true events, THE REVENANT is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.

Lord Howe

Wiki here. He was described by James Wolfe as "the best officer in the British Army"
George Augustus, 3rd Viscount Howe Wearing the Uniform of the 1st Guards
By: Sir Joshua Reynolds From here

Fort Ti's recreation of Lord Howe - at the Carillon 1758 reenactment