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Charles Hamilton Smith (1776–1859) was a British artist, naturalist, antiquary, soldier and spy. His military career began in 1787 when he studied at the Austrian academy for artillery and engineers at Mechelen and Leuven in Belgium). Although his military service, which ended in 1820 and included the Napoleonic Wars, saw him travel extensively (including the West Indies, Canada and United States), much of the time saw him at a desk job in Britain. One of his noteworthy achievements was an 1800 experiment to determine which colour should be used for military uniform. The increasing accuracy of firearms, especially rifles, brought advantages to shades which offer a less distinctive target - by testing the accuracy of a rifle company against grey, green and red targets, he showed scientifically the advantages of grey (and to a lesser extent, green) uniforms over red ones common at the time and recommended that grey be adopted for riflemen and light infantry. The British army did not heed his advice, with green becoming the colour associated with light infantry. This article is about the year 1776. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Artist is a subjective term which describes a person creative in, innovative in, or adept at, their endeavors. ... Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as a number of distinct scientific disciplines. ... An antiquarian is one concerned with antiquities or things of the past. ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... An academy is an institution for the study of higher learning. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ... Mechelen Cathedral Mechelen (English traditionally Mechlin, French Malines, German Mecheln) is a municipality located in Belgium, Flemish region, province of Antwerp. ... Leuven in 2004 Leuven (Louvain in French, Löwen in German) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Napoleonic Wars are the wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum attempt). ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... Portrait: Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in military dress uniform, with medals. ... Some firearms A firearm is a kinetic energy mechanical device that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... A rifle is any long gun which has a rifled barrel. ... A target can signify: from ca. ... Gray or grey is a color seen commonly in nature. ... Green is a color seen commonly in nature. ... Red re-directs here; for alternate uses see Red (disambiguation) Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... The characterization phase can require extended and extensive study, even centuries. ... Rifleman may refer to: A private infantry soldier whose primary weapon is a rifle. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military. ...

As a prolific self-taught illustrator, he is also known in military history circles for Costume of the Army of the British Empire, produced towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars and an accurate depiction of contemporary British uniform. As an antiquarian, he also produced The Ancient Costume of England, with historical illustrations of Medieval knights, ladies, ships and battles. The majority of his vast corpus of work (he estimated it was over 38,000 drawings) was non-military in character but largely passed into obscurity. Notebooks of his observations as a naturalist have survived, as well as antiquarian illustrations of civilian life. Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) is self-education or self-directed learning. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... Military history is the recording (in writing or otherwise) of the events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of conflict. ... A nations army is its military, or more specifically, all of its land forces. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... The Napoleonic Wars are the wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ... Example Illustration 1. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... Kathoey working as Go-Go dancers in Bangkoks Nana Plaza Pattaya: Kathoey on the stage of a cabaret show A kathoey or katoey (in Thai กะเทย) is a male-to-female transgender person in Thailand. ... For online phenomenon of shipping, see Shipping (fandom). ... See also the town of Battle, East Sussex, England Generally, a battle is an instance of combat between two or more parties wherein each group will seek to defeat the others. ... In law a corpus (Latin: body) is a set, a collection of documents and sources. ...