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Officer, 60th Foot, 1812.
The 60th Foot were formed from loyalist Americans during the American War of Independence. Like the 95th, they were uniformed in green. The officer wears his pelisse in the hussar style and has a stylish leather trim to his overalls. During the Napoleonic Wars the regiment saw action in the Peninsular War. The first four battalions had been raised as regular line battalions, but in 1797 a 5th battalion had been raised at Cowes on the Isle of Wight and equipped entirely with the Baker rifle, and wore green jackets with red facings. The mixing of rifle troops and muskets proved so effective that eventually line battalion light companies were replaced with rifle companies. The line battalions found themselves in several different theatres, including the West Indies. The rifle battalion was soon joined by a second, and these found themselves in the Peninsula with Wellington's army, serving along with the 95th Rifles, and the King's German Legion rifle units. A 7th battalion was eventually raised as a rifle battalion specifically for service in the American War of 1812. After the Napoleonic Wars the regiment received a new title: first, in 1815, its name was changed to The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps and then, in 1830, to the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC).

Colour Sergeant, The Rifle Brigade 1854.
The early stages of the Crimean War were fought in the home service full dress. The Rifle Brigade wore the normal infantry shako but all NCOs and men had the double-breasted coatee of the Guards cut. Colour-sergeants wore a special badge on the right arm and a black three-bar chevron on the left. All sergeants wore a red sash around the waist and bronzed badge and whistle on the pouch belt.

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