"Queen Victoria forbid the Wearing'o'the Green, by soliders in the British Army."

"It was a punishable offense, I believe that it was considered treason within the British army."

The two sentences quoted above are from an earlier posting by Branwen.

Both statements are incorrect. The 95th Rifles, an experimental light infantry regiment raised in 1802 wore green and continued to do so throughout Queen Victoria's reign, they became known latterly when regimental numbers gave way to county designation as "The Green Jackets". Likewise the Cameronian Rifles wore green jackets. The Light companies of every infantry regiment in the British Army were distinquished from line companies by wearing green hackles (Grenadier companies wore red). The facings on the red coats of some regiments was green. There is a regiment in the British Army called "The Green Howards" - I will find out when they were raised and when they adopted that name.

But wearing green proscribed in the British Army - NO.

Wearing green a punishable offence - NO.