The magazine of American history with notes and queries . MILITARY BUTTONS 283 artillery corps, and lost its distinctive button. The one from which this design wastaken was found at Fort Preble, Portland Harbor, Me. The accompanying design represents the breastplate to a shoulder-belt of theSeventeenth Regiment Light Dragoons, British Army, which was found at FortWashington. The regiment was raised in Hertfordshire, in 1759, an(^ m x775 itsuniform was as follows : Scarlet coats with half lappels, lined with white ; white col-lar and cuffs ; white metal buttons, and the buttonholes ornamented w
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The magazine of American history with notes and queries . MILITARY BUTTONS 283 artillery corps, and lost its distinctive button. The one from which this design wastaken was found at Fort Preble, Portland Harbor, Me. The accompanying design represents the breastplate to a shoulder-belt of theSeventeenth Regiment Light Dragoons, British Army, which was found at FortWashington. The regiment was raised in Hertfordshire, in 1759, an(^ m x775 itsuniform was as follows : Scarlet coats with half lappels, lined with white ; white col-lar and cuffs ; white metal buttons, and the buttonholes ornamented with whitebraid. Waistcoats and breeches white ; helmets ornamented with white metal and ascarlet horsehair crest. Boots reaching tothe knee. Cloaks scarlet, with white capes.Officers wore silver lace or embroidery, sil-ver epaulettes, and crimson silk sashesround their waists. The Seventeenth Light Dragoons cameto Boston from Ireland on May 24, 1775, under Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Birch.It served at the siege of Boston, and a de-tachment volunteered for