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Actually "combat" dress for line companies in Highland Regiments in the 1700's was a balmoral style bonnet with a toorie (tourey?), the high feathered bonnet Michael describes coming in during the 1800's.
However any pictures/prints I've seen of all the regimentrs of this period (42nd, 72nd, 74th, 75th, 78th, 79th Foot etc) had them wearing the same dark navy, almost black, headress witha red toourie. So again this theory that the colour was used for marking different units doesn't appear to hold up.
However any pictures/prints I've seen of all the regimentrs of this period (42nd, 72nd, 74th, 75th, 78th, 79th Foot etc) had them wearing the same dark navy, almost black, headress witha red toourie. So again this theory that the colour was used for marking different units doesn't appear to hold up.