The Royal Irish Regiment


Private 1742


The Royal Irish Regiment had blue facings to their red coats even before they became a royal regiment in 1695. They were the only regiment to have yellow lace where all the other regiments had white or patterned lace.


Regimental Details | Uniforms


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by Stephen Luscombe