Dr. Robbie MacNiven
@RobbieMacNiven
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Historian. PhD from @EdinburghUni, War Studies MLitt from @GlasgowUni. All views my own.
Highlands of Scotland
Joined June 2012
Casual reminder that my first full-length history book is out! “The Pattern: The 33rd Regiment and the British Infantry Experience During the American Revolution, 1770-1783,” available online and in bookstores. All support greatly appreciated!
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Today in 1782 the battle of the Saintes, the largest naval battle of the American Revolution, was fought near Dominica in the Caribbean. Often ignored in later histories because it occurred after Yorktown, it helped Britain regain the global strategic initiative. A future thread!
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The first video, from last month, covering some long rifle myths;
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The second video I helped script with Redcoat History is now up on YouTube, this time looking at the use of rifles among Crown troops during the American Revolution - regular riflemen, Provincial Corps, Jägers and more are all touched on;
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Redcoat History has a new video up, busting some myths about riflemen during the American Revolution. Part one looks at the Revolutionary forces, and part two will cover the Crown forces. I helped write it, so all views are much appreciated!
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A place I’d like to visit someday. The Ross-Shire Buffs were my “local” regiment too, their recreated versions are looking good here!.
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Alternative History where the Entente Cordiale was signed in 1770 and France deployed the Expédition Particulière in 1776 to help Britain defeat its rebelling North American colonies.
Not quite the best photo of me ever, but I wanted to celebrate the fact that this weekend I got to finally meet @RobbieMacNiven and compare uniform notes/phd horror stories. Will do a proper thread about this really cool impression soon (assuming Robbie doesn't beat me to it)
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It was great to be involved and, most importantly, we hopefully spread the history love and deepened the public's knowledge and interest in the period.
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Eventually it was bayonet time and the rest, as they say, was history.
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(This one was a particularly close shave, I'm sure)
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My firelock had been wormed and cleaned out in between skirmishes, and it must have worked, as I proceeded to get seven shots out of seven off.
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After that followed the main engagement, with the company-sized unit of regulars operating as two platoons with light infantry out front.
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The 33rd got to show off our light infantry credentials during woodland skirmishing (albeit my firelock decided to jam up towards the end).
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There were various drill displays throughout the day in front of the old furnace, once the property of Lord Rawdon, who students of the Revolution will likely recognise as one of the British commanders during the war.
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There were also, of course, revolutionary militia and the Continentals of the 6th Virginia.
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