Thread: 1/16 Scale Field Artillery Tractor Part Deux
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Old 01-14-2020, 11:23 AM
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Redlegs are artillery soldiers because red was the color assigned to artillery for use on uniform facings (Why Do They Call Us Redlegs). It is a purely U.S. Army expression. Something like "Redcaps" for British military police.

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