Black Redcoats: The Corps of Colonial Marines, 1814-1816

"A fascinating history of a hitherto neglected unit of the Anglo-American War that deserves to be remembered. African Americans are rightly proud of the service of the US Coloired Troops in the American Civil War; they can be proud of this unit too." – Miniature Wargames

During the Anglo-American War of 1812, British forces launched hundreds of amphibious raids on the United States. The richest parts of the United States were slave-states, and thousands of enslaved African Americans fled to ...