RRBNJ-005 - The Raid on St. Francis 1759, The New Jersey Provincial Regiment, 2 Line Infantry Marching

The Jersey Blues were raised in 1755, by the New Jersey provincial government. It was originally composed of five companies, and was sent to the northern frontier, to guard it against the French. They were known as the "Jersey Blues", partly from the blue coats of the regiment, and partly from the similarlity of the uniform to that New Jersey used in the war of Jenkin's Ear.