A 18C redcoat soldier in the British Army, holding Brown Bess Musket, standing as guard against white tent at re-enactment event, Tutbury Castle, UK

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In Cromwell's New Model Army the 'redcoat' was to become synonymous with the British Empire. It was there at the forging and loss of England's first empire on the North American seaboard and instrumental in building an even greater British Empire in Canada, India, Australia and New Zealand.

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Size: 3251px × 5022px
Location: Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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