Balmorals and Contemporary kilts

[HarborSpringsPiper]

That's interesting. I've only seen red touries on regimental headgear. (The only exception I can think of being perhaps the London Scottish/Toronto Scottish with their rather oddly coloured dress.) Do you have images that show this?

I'm not sure if I can produce any images but should be able to produce some credible sources. I'll take a look in a couple of books I have later that I believe make mention of this.

A quick google produced this:

The 84th were to be "...cloathed and accoutered in like manner as the 42nd Regiment..."
(Black Watch), but with these differences. They wore a blue torrie in their bonnets, they had a distinctive regimental lace, and retained their broadswords.

From "84th REGIMENT OF FOOT
2nd BATTALION
ROYAL HIGHLAND EMIGRANTS
1775-1783" p. 2: http://www.kingsorangerangers.org/im...84_history.pdf

[HarborSpringsPiper]

I'm not sure if I can produce any images but should be able to produce some credible sources. I'll take a look in a couple of books I have later that I believe make mention of this.

A quick google produced this:From "84th REGIMENT OF FOOT
2nd BATTALION
ROYAL HIGHLAND EMIGRANTS
1775-1783" p. 2: http://www.kingsorangerangers.org/im...84_history.pdf

I found this in 18th Century Highlanders by Stuart Reid and Mike Chappell, which is part of Osprey Military's "Men-At-Arms" series, p. 16.

The bonnet was invariably knitted and felted, using a heavy blue wool. In the 1740s is was quite flat, with the edge of the crown overhanging and largely obscuring the headband. The loose tufts of wool left sticking up in the centre were twisted into a tiny ball, but at a fairly early stage an entirely decorative ball or tourie was added. Normally this was made from red wool, which contrasted well with the blue bonnet; but during the American War the practice was instituted of distinguishing the bonnets worn by flank company men by using white touries for grenadiers and green for light infantry.

I don't know if the colors show up very well, but this is not a period print anyway. The Highlander on the left has a blue toorie and the interior plate describes him as "Pte., North Carolina Highlanders, 1780".

If I run across any other references, I'll post them.