{"title":"Revolutionary War Figure Sets","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"british-grenadiers-lod005","title":"LOD005 (British Grenadiers)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrenadiers comprised only 10 percent of the red-coated infantry that King George III sent to crush American independence, but they made an indelible impression on their opponents. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawn from the tallest and strongest men in each regiment, the grenadier company stood out from the rest. The miter-shaped bearskin cap issued to each grenadier added an additional twelve inches to his height and enhanced his fearsome appearance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrenadiers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e represented the British Army’s bravest of the brave, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand they\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e rarely failed to meet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat high\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e standard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca name=\"_GoBack\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of battlefield courage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe grenadiers’ marching song became the trademark tune of the entire British Army, and it continues to stir the hearts of Queen Elizabeth II’s soldiers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome talk of Alexander and some of Hercules,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf Conon and Lysander and some of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeltiadies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut of all the world’s brave heroes there’s none that can compare,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a tow row \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erow\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erow\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erow\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003et\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eo the British Grenadiers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe British Army first introduced grenadier companies to its infantry regiments in 1678, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eintending\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e such troops to throw small fused bombs called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egrenadoes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e or grenades into the enemy’s ranks, particularly during sieges. That role required a strong arm as well as the nerve to confront \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ean opponent’s fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e at close range. Grenadiers ceased using grenades long before the American Revolution, but they found plenty of other opportunities to demonstrate their valor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen a British regiment of foot formed in line of battle, the grenadier company habitually took its place on the right flank, the traditional post of honor. During the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRevolutionary War, however, grenadiers were detached from their parent regiments and brigaded together in elite battalions with companies of their own type. Grenadiers spearheaded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBritish attacks on tough Patriot positions, relying on their zeal, strength, and bayonets to carry the day. Even more frequently, they operated in tandem with light infantry battalions to execute the demoralizing flanking movements that often caused their opponents to break and run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOD Toy Soldiers","offers":[{"title":"Header Bag","offer_id":42673345691804,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Box","offer_id":42673345724572,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Box (Firing Line)","offer_id":42673345986716,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/5033\/7948\/products\/6893094D-FBB3-45DC-A5BF-A5A77B9AE52C.jpg?v=1600970083"},{"product_id":"colonial-minutemen-lod004","title":"LOD004 (Colonial Minutemen)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe adventurers, religious idealists, and fortune seekers who established the Thirteen Colonies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereceived\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e little direct support from the British government. In fact, London did not \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecommit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e a significant portion of its army to North America for a sustained period until after the French and Indian War began in 1754. That \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emeant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e colonies were on their own militarily\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efor nearly a century and a half.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince colonization is just a polite word for invasion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e transplanted Britons found themselves surrounded by enemies. In addition to the native peoples whose lands they coveted, British colonists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eengaged in\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efierce \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecompetition for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eterritory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother resources \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith French colonists to the north and west and Spanish colonists to the south. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe early colonizing bands lacked t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e economic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emeans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to maintain full-time armies of their own. They provided for their defense by importing an English institution known as the militia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, which\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e operated on the principle that adult male citizens were obligated to defend their communities from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eboth foreign and domestic\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efoes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcept for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Quaker Pennsylvania, every colony required adult males aged sixteen to sixteen to arm themselves, meet regularly for training, and stand ready to repel attacks on their respective colonies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Although \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethese citizen soldiers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e compiled a mixed record during various colonial wars, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e functioned best as a home defense force, protecting white lives and property from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe threat of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndian raids and slave revolts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e relations between the colonies and Great Britain deteriorated after 1765, the militia radicalized. Opponents of British rule purged \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of officers loyal to George III and caused militia companies to drill more frequently. On October 26, 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress decreed that 25 percent of the militia be organized into fifty-man “minute companies.” These “Minutemen” pledged to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eremain prepared\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e for action at a moment’s notice. When \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e00 to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca name=\"_GoBack\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e00 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRedcoats slipped out of Boston on the night of April 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8, 1775, to seize the colonists’ war supplies at a village \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMassachusetts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecountryside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Minutemen sprang to arms. They and other militia clashed with the British at Lexington and Concord, firing the shots that sparked a revolution and put the colonies on the road to independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOD Toy Soldiers","offers":[{"title":"Blue","offer_id":37087703007388,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tan","offer_id":37087703040156,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue (boxed)","offer_id":42673344282780,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/5033\/7948\/products\/E0EA900C-0E7D-4A67-82AB-5832DD47C8B3.jpg?v=1674766549"},{"product_id":"british-grenadiers-painted","title":"LOD005 (British Grenadiers) ~ Painted","description":"\u003cp\u003eClassic \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Grenadier\u003c\/strong\u003e poses - 8 included with each painted set.  This unpainted plastic set was included in the Lexington Green Playset released in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Grenadiers\u003c\/strong\u003e were a significant fighting force in the early Americas, particularly during the colonial period and the American Revolutionary War. Their role and effectiveness can be understood through several key points:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grenadiers originated in the late 17th century, initially formed as elite infantry units. They were distinguished by their use of grenades in battle and their tall bearskin hats, which made them visually striking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrenadier companies were often part of larger regiments stationed in the American colonies, serving primarily to maintain order and provide military support against both external threats and internal conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench and Indian War (1754-1763) \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Grenadiers\u003c\/strong\u003e played a crucial part in this conflict, where they were involved in key battles such as the Battle of Quebec. Their training and discipline made them effective against both the French and their Native American allies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican Revolutionary War (1775-1783) The Grenadiers were integral to the British Army's efforts in suppressing the American colonies. They fought in major battles such as Bunker Hill and Saratoga, often leading assaults and holding key positions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrenadiers were considered elite troops, trained for shock assaults. They were often the first to breach enemy lines, using their discipline and training in close-quarters combat. In the Americas, they had to adapt their tactics to different terrains and combat scenarios, including guerrilla warfare tactics employed by American forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image of the \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Grenadiers \u003c\/strong\u003ehas persisted in military history and popular culture as symbols of military tradition and prowess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOD Toy Soldiers","offers":[{"title":"Yellow Lapels and Cuffs","offer_id":45867970756764,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1st Regiment - Royal","offer_id":45867970789532,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/5033\/7948\/files\/IMG-8822.heic?v=1766876085"},{"product_id":"colonial-minutemen-painted","title":"LOD004 (Colonial Minutemen) ~ Painted","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight (8) figures in eight (8) poses.  The Minutemen, aptly named, were ready at a moment's notice and wreaked havoc on the British forces as the fledgling Colonies rebelled against the Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese figures are painted to accentuate the details in the poses and a welcome addition to any collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOD Toy Soldiers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36181723447452,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/5033\/7948\/files\/IMG-8850.heic?v=1766876955"},{"product_id":"british-troops-f-i-war-resin-lod032","title":"LOD032 (British Troops (F \u0026 I War)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe British Troops from the French \u0026amp; Indian War were introduced in Barzso’s Braddocks’s Defeat Playset.  This figure set has seven (7) poses and figures wearing the distinct uniform of the \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Grenadiers\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded are the officer with sword, marching soldier, soldier standing and firing, soldier kneeling and firing, soldier reaching for cartridge, advancing with bayonet, and clubbing with rifle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Grenadiers\u003c\/strong\u003e were a significant fighting force in the early Americas, particularly during the colonial period and the American Revolutionary War. Their role and effectiveness can be understood through several key points:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grenadiers originated in the late 17th century, initially formed as elite infantry units. They were distinguished by their use of grenades in battle and their tall bearskin hats, which made them visually striking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench and Indian War (1754-1763): \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Grenadiers\u003c\/strong\u003e played a crucial part in this conflict, where they were involved in key battles such as the Battle of Quebec. Their training and discipline made them effective against both the French and their Native American allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican Revolutionary War (1775-1783): The Grenadiers were integral to the British Army's efforts in suppressing the American colonies. 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The pose is the same sculpt as the 60 mm figure contained in Figure Set 10 (British Regular Army).","brand":"LOD Toy Soldiers","offers":[{"title":"Red","offer_id":44675250749596,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":44675250782364,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/5033\/7948\/products\/8A54FD52-F2E3-48BB-AA9E-06E8C8AF84D1.jpg?v=1600975688"},{"product_id":"british-regular-army-lod010","title":"LOD010 (British Regular Army)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the outset of the American War of Independence, the British Army’s largest combat arm – the infantry – numbered seventy regiments of foot. With one exception, these regiments were single-battalion organizations. Each battalion had ten companies and an authorized peacetime strength of 477 officers and men. A regiment’s tallest and strongest men belonged to the grenadier company, which specialized in spearheading assaults. Smaller and especially agile fellows composed the light infantry company, which would screen a regiment’s front, guard its flanks, and engage in open-order skirmishing. The rest of the regiment’s personnel went into its eight battalion companies. These soldiers were also known as “hatmen” because they wore cocked hats instead of the grenadier’s tall bearskin or the light infantryman’s leather cap. Throughout the Revolutionary War, British commanders invariably detached grenadier and light infantry companies from their parent regiments and brigaded them with troops of their own kind in elite battalions that undertook the most daring and dangerous missions in any campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​Though deprived of arguably their best troops, British foot regiments gave a good account of themselves from 1775 to 1781. Contrary to myth, the Redcoats quickly dispensed with the dense, three-rank formations of the European battlefield. Starting with General William Howe’s New York Campaign in mid-1776, British infantry deployed in two ranks, which gave each regiment a wider front, and in open order with eighteen inches between files, which made it easier to move through rough and wooded country. European enemies feared the British soldier for his devastating musketry, but on American battlefields he placed his primary reliance on the bayonet. The Redcoats would advance quickly toward an opposing battle line, halt fifty to seventy-five yards away to fire a volley, and then sweep forward to rout their foes with cold steel. Such tactics required troops possessing discipline, courage, and the ability to both heed orders and think for themselves, qualities that the British soldier displayed repeatedly before his country wearied of the cost of trying to smother American independence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOD Toy Soldiers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36182723330204,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/5033\/7948\/products\/B796272D-9E94-4A2C-9E34-13CD5D5EBDC6.jpg?v=1600976508"},{"product_id":"british-light-infantry-lod011","title":"LOD011 (British Light Infantry)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe British Army first recognized light infantry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’s value\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e during the French and Indian War \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof 1754-63\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegiments of foot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e campaigning in North America \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eformed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ead hoc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e companies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efilled with chosen men\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e trained to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebattle France’s Indian allies and Canadian irregulars on equal terms \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eon wooded terrain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Detached from their parent regiments, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elight infantrymen served in separate battalions that distinguished themselves at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLouisbourg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Quebec, and Martinique.  When the British Army downsized \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e the return of peace, however, it disbanded its light companies and each \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efoot regiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e once again contained one grenadier company and eight battalion companies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFortunately, the British high command reversed this shortsighted decision before \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe outbreak of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e another American war, and each foot battalion formed a permanent light infantry company in 1771 and 1772. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMajor General William Howe, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBritish light infantry \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecommander \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eat Quebec in 1759, assembled several light companies for special training at Salisbury, England, from August through September 1774. How\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e taught these “Light Bobs” to operate in two ranks with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e set apart at intervals of four feet (open order) or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eten feet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eextended order\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e), which made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e them difficult targets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLight infantry\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eincessant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ely\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e practiced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eskirmishing and how to advance in small bodies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHowe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e also stressed speed, habituating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e troops to move either at the quick step or a run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca name=\"_GoBack\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring the American War of Independence, the light infantry became the pride of the British Army. Light Bobs screened the advance of the king’s field armies, protected their flanks, spearheaded flan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eking movements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and conducted terrifying night attacks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn anonymous poet captured the light infantry’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edashing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eimage in a song published by a Loyalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enewspaper\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003en \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecember 1778\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e battle prepared in their country's just cause,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir king to avenge and support all his laws;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs fierce as a tiger, as swift as the roe,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe British Light Infantry rush on their foe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough rebels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eunnumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’d\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e oppose their career,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir hearts are undaunted; they\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ere strangers to fear;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo obstacles hinder; resistless they go,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd death and destruction attend every blow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOD Toy Soldiers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36182737584284,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/5033\/7948\/products\/9DDDC65F-874B-488C-BCEE-503DDAC5BD35.jpg?v=1600976623"},{"product_id":"american-regular-army-lod012","title":"LOD012 (American Regular Army)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/lodtoysoldiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0F506620-DA6C-40B7-8CE8-A8DA1D5FC1FE.jpeg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/lodtoysoldiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0F506620-DA6C-40B7-8CE8-A8DA1D5FC1FE.jpeg\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1009\" src=\"http:\/\/lodtoysoldiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0F506620-DA6C-40B7-8CE8-A8DA1D5FC1FE-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/lodtoysoldiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0F506620-DA6C-40B7-8CE8-A8DA1D5FC1FE-300x300.jpeg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen General George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army outside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca name=\"_GoBack\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof Boston, Massachusetts, on July 2, 1775, he dreamed of transforming it into a disciplined, European-style force capable of meeting British regulars on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ean equal basis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRealiz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e that goal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eeluded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Washington’s best efforts in 1775 and 1776. At that time, Continentals enlisted for terms lasting no more than a year. That \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eleft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e a man \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efree to take his discharge as soon as he ha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e mastered his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eduties, leaving Washington to raise a new army from scratch and provide it with some hasty training before \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe next\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e campaign season \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eopened\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. No wonder the Redcoats and Hessians \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eroutinely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edefeated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e the Continental Army and chased \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e out of Long Island, Manhattan, and New Jersey by the end of 1776. Washington’s troops often broke and ran in the face of their opponents’ most terrifying tactic – the bayonet charge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom 1777 on, however, Continental\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e signed up for three years or the war’s duration, which gave Washington a long-term force that he could finally mold into a real army.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExtended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eenlistments did \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enot appeal to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprosperous farmers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and the Continental Congress deliberately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erecruited men\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e from poorer backgrounds by offering cash bonuses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(bounties) and postwar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egrants \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat promised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e veterans the chance to enjoy the 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-century version of the American dream. These new Continentals \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esoon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edemonstrated their potential. Although Washington’s Main Army could not prevent the British from taking Philadelphia, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e fought stubbornly at Brandywine and Germantown, retreating in an orderly fashion rather than fleeing in panic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt Saratoga in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eupstate New York, other Continentals defeated and captured an entire British \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ermy, winning the decisive victory that brought France into the war as an ally to the infant United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn February 1778, a former Prussian officer, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, joined Washington’s Main Army at Valley Force and became its chief troop trainer. Steuben \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edevised the standardized drill manual that enabled the Continental soldier to successfully cross bayonets with his opponents at Monmouth, Stony Point, Cowpens, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efinally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYorktown, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esiege\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e that won American independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOD Toy Soldiers","offers":[{"title":"Blue","offer_id":41534354194588,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":41534354227356,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/5033\/7948\/products\/C2F68BB1-E124-403C-AB04-39FEABA0616E.jpg?v=1600976972"},{"product_id":"american-light-infantry-lod013","title":"LOD013 (American Light Infantry)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe success that the British enjoyed with their light infantry did not escape the notice of General George Washington. From the war’s earliest days, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe Continental Army\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e had used riflemen from the colonial frontier as scouts and skirmishers to good effect.  Washington, however, wanted to increase his light infantry capability with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebetter regulated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esoldiers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewho were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emore amenable to discipline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn May 27, 1778, the Continental Congress stipulated that the Continental Army should consist of eighty infantry regiments. What had once been eight-company organizations would each add a ninth company composed of light infantry. Regimental commanders received instructions to keep their light companies at full strength by staffing them with the best men from their line companies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and with good reason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Light infantry service required special qualities. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn enlisted man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in the 8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Connecticut Regiment’s light company recalled: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The duty of the Light Infantry is the hardest, while in the field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of any troops in the army\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e During the time the army keeps the field they are always on the lines near the enemy, and consequently always on the alert, constantly on watch. 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