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NAP-31 - Soldier of the 44th Regiment of Foot - East-Essex - 1812-1815

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strong>EK Castings NAP-31 - 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot - 2nd Battalion – One of Wellington's Finest - Nicknames: “The Little Fighting Fours”. The second battalion fought in Spain under Wellington and then in Belgium in 1815. At Waterloo, the 2/44, commanded by Colonel Hammerton, had 494 men and belonged to the 9th British brigade of General Pack .
The jacket (coatee) is red brick. The trousers of the troop are white in full dress and gray in country dress.
The shako is black, trimmed with a braided white cord finished with two acorns hanging to the right, and a brass plate. This plaque is most often decorated with the royal monogram. The tassel is worn on the side.
Two harnesses 54 mm wide in saltire, one supporting the bayonet holder, the other the cartridge belt. A plate in the center of the chest affixed the harness of the bayonet.
The knapsack was made of black canvas stretched over a wooden frame and on the flap of which the number of the regiment was painted. The men called him "Trotter" by the name of his maker, Mr. Trotter. This bag was very unpopular because very uncomfortable. In this bag were a pair of shoes, shirts, briefs and spare socks, maintenance brushes, floor to pipe and some small personal items. Attached to the top of the bag was normally rolled up the large woolen coat or possibly a blanket.
In the backpack was fixed a "canteen" wrapped in black oilcloth and supposed to contain an individual table service in pewter.
On the left hip, a wooden barrel, painted blue and bearing, engraved in the stencil, the numbers of the regiment and the company. An "BO" (Board of Ordnance) was engraved on this gourd, indicating that it remained property of the State. The gourd was maintained by a strap that passed on the right shoulder.
On the right hip, the leather pouch contains 60 compartments for 60 cartridges. In the flap, a small pocket contains the reserve rifle stones and gun cleaning instruments, normally joined by a wire. The haversack is still left in the canvas, which is supposed to contain food, which is why it was called the "breadbag". The 2 inch linen strap that supports this bag is worn on the right shoulder.
The bayonet - the only bladed weapon available to the soldier - which, when not attached to the rifle, is in its black leather sheath.
 
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