AWI Americans # 4 - 2nd Canadian Regiment (Congress's Own)

 This unit was 100% "inspired" (read copied from) JJ's Wargames blog, where I saw a beautifully painted version of it a couple of weeks back.

Thanks to AI, here is a brief outline:

The 2nd Canadian Regiment, also known as Congress's Own Regiment or Hazen's Regiment, was an "extra" Continental regiment authorized by the Continental Congress on January 20, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War (AWI). Commanded by Colonel Moses Hazen, it was primarily composed of Canadian volunteers and refugees from the Province of Quebec who supported the American rebellion. Key details about the 2nd Canadian Regiment:

Purpose: Congress authorized the regiment to encourage Canadians to join the American cause, aiming to make Canada the "fourteenth colony" in the rebellion.

• Structure: It was one of the few regiments directly responsible to Congress rather than a specific state, leading to its nickname "Congress's Own". It was originally designed as an "oversized" regiment of four battalions (though never reaching full capacity).
• Service: The regiment saw action in various campaigns, including the battles of Staten Island, Brandywine, Germantown, and the Siege of Yorktown.
• Recruitment: Due to low numbers after the retreat from Canada, Congress allowed Hazen to recruit "at large" from any state to fill the ranks.
• Duration: The regiment was formed in January 1776 and disbanded on November 15, 1783, at West Point, New York. 

Another, separate unit known as Livingston's Regiment (1st Canadian Regiment) was also raised, but it was disbanded on January 1, 1781, with its remaining members absorbed into Hazen's 2nd Canadian Regiment. 

Now, here is my version!

The Light Company uniforms are based on an image in the same source as I used for the purple hunting shirts. Other versions look more like the British LI helmets - lets go with the Ridley Scott solution once more 😂

Hope you like the uniform as much as I do - when I saw JJ's version, I knew that was the next unit I was going to paint! Only one more American unit left, and I may be able to claim this collection is complete - well, the infantry portion, anyway!