42nd Royal Highland Regiment

We represent the Grenadier Company of the 42nd Foot, The Royal Highland Regiment. We represent the Grenadier Company of the 42nd Foot, The Royal Highland Regiment, as they would have appeared in winter camp, New York, in October of 1776. Our camp impression is that of the Regiment December 17th through January 19th of 1776-1777 while in winter garrison around Providence, Rhode Island. Our issue uniform has not been modified, but shows the rigors of both a long sea voyage and of participation in the New York area campaigns. The original Grenadier Company, under the command of Captain/Lt. John Peebles, arrived in New York Harbor aboard the transport H.M.S. Upon landing, the Company was brigaded with the Grenadier of the 71st Highland Regiment to form the 4th Grenadier Battalion. Both companies were double strength, which is to say that each had (on paper) 100 men as opposed to the usual 50. At the time of our impression, pay vouchers indicated that the Grenadier Company had a real strength of 86 enlisted men, musicians included. Due to the poor condition of the men of the 71st, the 4th Grenadier Battalion was disbanded and the 42nd Grenadiers attached to the 3rd Battalion. At the termination of action in the New York area, the company was returned to the Regiment, but was shortly put on outpost duty at Bordentown. This was our station at the time of our impression.