this song is about the french indian war from 1754 – 1763. The English did not fight the Indians on the plains, they never made it that far west but the french did.
"Soldier BLUE on the barren wastes". Everyone knows that the British were redcoats and the Americans were blue. But seeing as America was not a country at the time it must have been the french because there uniforms were blue (http://www.militaryheritage.com/bearn.htm). and thank you mitch1 for the comment there...you really helped me piece this one together lol
this song is about the french indian war from 1754 – 1763. The English did not fight the Indians on the plains, they never made it that far west but the french did. "Soldier BLUE on the barren wastes". Everyone knows that the British were redcoats and the Americans were blue. But seeing as America was not a country at the time it must have been the french because there uniforms were blue (http://www.militaryheritage.com/bearn.htm). and thank you mitch1 for the comment there...you really helped me piece this one together lol