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This is a rare survival of the common 18th-century practice of having military bandsmen wear coats in reverse colours to the rest of a given unit (U.

The entire Danish Army wore red coats up to 1848, [71] and particular units in the German, French, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, Bulgarian and Romanian armies retained red uniforms until 1914 or later. However, the growth of the British Empire in the 19th century demanded the use of an established imperial force.In Indonesia, a detachment from the Presidential Security Force of Indonesia uses a red-coloured tunic with as a part of their full dress. The significance of military red as a national symbol was endorsed by King William IV (reigned 1830–1837) when light dragoons and lancers had scarlet jackets substituted for their previous dark blue, hussars adopted red pelisses and even the Royal Navy were obliged to adopt red facings instead of white. They were a big part of Zulu tactical doctrine but also had deeper meanings, both on and off the battlefield.

In addition to full dress, the standard mess dress for the New Zealand Army includes a scarlet jacket with dark blue/black lapels. The other relates to a rout by William Burke, Lord of Bealatury, in 1599 of "English recruits clad in red coats" ( qui erant tyrones Angli sagis rubris induti). Only a small proportion of officers were from the nobility; in 1809, only 140 officers were peers or peers' sons.

The Duke of York oversaw a reform of the sale of commissions, making it necessary for officers to serve two full years before either promotion or purchase to captain and six years before becoming a major, [16] improving the quality of the officers through the experience gained. Punishments were often painful and disgraceful to discourage those who witnessed them from undergoing the same fate. Nonetheless, the musket proved to be the go to beyond 30 paces, [23] modern test firings at individual human-sized targets suggest that a musket's effective range lies somewhere between 70 and 100 yards (or 64 and 91 meters). For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.