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TravelTraveling was done most often in the summer and the winter, because muddy roads (spring and fall) were the chief impediment to getting around.

                             MILITARY PERSPECTIVES
The American soldier (left) and the British infantry man (right) .
Contrary to popular impression, not all British soldiers wore redcoats, and very few Americans wore blue. The proud rifleman to the left is from a Pennsylvania unit of the Continental Army, and to the right, a British soldier from the Royal Irish Artillery.

Be Prepared
Every American colony, but Pennsylvania, where Quaker influence prevented it, maintained a militia prior to the American Revolution.
 

In the Ranks
18th century European armies reflected 18th century society - commanding officers were drawn from the ranks of nobles; captain's and lieutenants were "gentlemen" of a lesser rank; and the ranks were filled with the lower classes, including peasants, the urban poor, paupers, and convicts.