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| Keywords: price of freedom priceoffreedom military history militaryhistory uniforms smithsonian probably public domain probablypublicdomain SI Neg. 2004-22549.03. Date: na....British Grenadier's bearskin cap. Bearskin on leather, red wool bag on back, white cord tassel, laminate of copper backed with tin crown. The front plate is stamped with the British royal cipher or monogram, "GR" for Georgeus Rex or King George. Above is the Royal motto, nec aspera terrent or difficulties be damned..During the American Revolution, European armies organized their infantry regiments into four to six companies of line infantry and two flank companies of specialized soldiers. One specialized flank was the Grenadiers. Their name was derived from their primary weapon, the grenade, a hand held fuse bomb. British regiment who fought in America wore these hats to denote their special role as elite troops...Credit: Hugh Talman (Smithsonian Institution) SI Neg. 2004-22549.03. Date: na....British Grenadier's bearskin cap. Bearskin on leather, red wool bag on back, white cord tassel, laminate of copper backed with tin crown. The front plate is stamped with the British royal cipher or monogram, "GR" for Georgeus Rex or King George. Above is the Royal motto, nec aspera terrent or difficulties be damned..During the American Revolution, European armies organized their infantry regiments into four to six companies of line infantry and two flank companies of specialized soldiers. One specialized flank was the Grenadiers. Their name was derived from their primary weapon, the grenade, a hand held fuse bomb. British regiment who fought in America wore these hats to denote their special role as elite troops...Credit: Hugh Talman (Smithsonian Institution) | ||||
