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Caption: Officer, Glengarry Regiment of Fencible Light Infantry, 1812-1816

When the Glengarry Regiment of Fencible Light Infantry were raised in 1812, they were given uniforms that copied 95th Regiment of Foot, a prestigeous British rifle regiment that had built a fine reputation serving against the French in Spain. The officers of the Glengarry regiment wore the same dark green jacket with black facings and silver buttons. The crimson officer's sash was worn over the right shoulder in the fashion of Scottish Highland regiments - appropriate for a unit whose recruits included many emmigrants from Scotland. Reconstruction by Robert J. Marrion. (Canadian War Museum)