British Force Sent Against Fort Carillon
The British force sent against Fort Carillon was made up of regular British regiments and provincial regiments. The British regiments were in their customary red coats with the exception of Gage’s light infantry, which wore grey. The soldiers were armed with muskets, bayonets, hatchets or tomahawks, and knives. The standard battle issue for British soldiers was 24 rounds of ammunition; Howe may have ordered his soldiers to carry as many rounds as they could. The British Regiments were the 27th (Inniskilling), the 42nd Highland, the 44th, 46th Regiments of Foot: 2nd Bn, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, the 55th: 2nd Bn, the Border Regiment, the 1st and 4th battalions of 60th (Royal American) Regiment, and Gage’s Light Infantry.
The provincial regiments wore blue, but extensive modification of uniform was made to suit forest warfare with coats being cut back and any form of headgear and equipment permitted. Rogers' Rangers most likely wore their distinctive green. Along with Rogers' Rangers, there were regiments from New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
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