In 1775, the Americans laid siege to Quebec in a driving blizzard on New Year's Eve. I would not recommend this, if you're ever considering invading Canada in 18th century clothing with no electricity.
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The shock troops who led the British counteroffensive to break the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857-58 were the Scottish Highlanders. Scotsmen get sunburned in snow. Imagine urban combat in India's weather, dressed like this.pic.twitter.com/1mBHI7282u
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Those guys are, in addition to the fur hats, wearing jackets *over their wool uniforms*
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"One day it started raining, & it didn't quit for 4 months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin' rain, & big ol' fat rain, rain that flew in sideways, & sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night."
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I have read about the meat grinder that was the Osfront in WWII. Just horrific
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