Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars, 1796-1814

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European hussars traditionally wore long moustaches (but no beards) and long hair, with two plaits hanging in front of the ears as well as a larger queue at the back, a style known as the cadenette. They wore blue piped red hussar-style breeches, black hussar boots and a black shako with red cords and plume. Je le regarde pour le plaisir en attendant de l'utiliser pour mes futurs travaux de peinture en figurines. They often retained the queue, which used to be common to all soldiers, after other regiments had dispensed with it and adopted short hair. Monochrome reproductions of many of these plates have appeared as illustrations in many books on the Napoleonic Wars, but do not do them justice.

Except for the adjudant, the NCO did not wear epaulettes, except if they were part of an élite régiment. I now believe this item is out of print and may not be reprinted, so its unlikely this seller has any of tese books to sell, even though it is still listed as being available. This book is fascinating both from the historical point of view and for the military figure modeler point of view. knapsack was made of cow hide with two straps (later three straps) to hold the rolled greatcoat on the top. Weapons consisted of an "Oriental" scimitar, a brace of pistols in a holder decorated with a brass crescent and star, and a dagger.Hardback; top edge of spine pulled due to weight, otherwise very good in red cloth decorated boards. As we cannot easily obtain individual regimental buttons we fit a generic brass or pewter button as standard. From February 1812, the coatee remained the same colour while plumes were no longer issued for helmets. There are sections looking at the weapons: muskets, rifles and swords, and primarily the lay-out of all the actual uniforms.

We try to translate all french comments in english, but sometimes time lacks, if you find parts of interesting comments, still in french, warn us, we'll translate them. Shown is a generic Pelise circa 1790 - 1815, these are collectors quality garment made in military grade wool with silver russia lace. Although the plates of uniforms are more like good drawings rather than one or two pictures on a page, they are designed with the writing around them. We make these from a period appropriate heavy duty cotton duck in an off white colour, they are made with a split cuff as shown. These light hussars were ideal for reconnaissance and raiding sources of fodder and provisions in advance of the army.Napoleonic 'fall front' Officers trousers, made in either grey or dark green wool with 'zigzag style' brown leather inserts as shown. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, where they currently reside. Napoleon experimented with a few units by reintroducing white coats with facings of different colours specific to each unit (reminiscent of the old Royal army's coats), but these proved unpopular.

Troopers of the Horse Artillery could wear a simplified version that was very similar to that of the Foot. In British Napoleonic Uniforms, Carl Franklin's lavishly illustrated third volume for The History Press, these changes to the uniforms of all the numbered regiments of cavalry and infantry are discussed in detail. The uniform of the trumpeters from 1804 consisted of a helmet with a red or white mane, a blue single-breasted coatee with cuffs and a collar edged with silver or white lace, and white lace at buttonholes on the front. Other differences include the blue collar of the Guard Grenadiers (instead of red pipped white collar for Line grenadiers) and longer red turnbacks with gold grenades (instead of white turnbacks piped red with red grenades). K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University, Rhode Island, so it is quite a coup to be able to select 101 for this book.They wore brass helmets with a long black mane, a simulated leopard fur turban and a red plume (white plume for the highest officers).

The Galons d'ancienneté ("Veteran's Braid") were long service awards in the form of cloth braid chevrons (nicknamed Brisques', or "Breaks") worn on the upper left sleeve to indicate seniority. The uniform of the Horse chasseurs of the Guards was very similar to the hussar uniform, comprising pelisse and Busby, but the unvariating color of the dolman and breeches was green with a collar piped of gold. Besides its obvious usages as a photo reference for painting Napoleonic miniatures, it gives great color scheme inspiration for use in other eras as well. The NCO wore coloured stripes on both lower sleeves if the cuffs were horizontal, or chevrons if the cuffs were pointy.If you are into Napoleonic Uniforms (either as an historian or a figure modeler) you are going to love this book. The text accompanying each section does a fair job of explaining the organization and doctrines of each belligerent, as well as identifying the changes organization and equipment throughout the 20 years of war. The collar and cuffs were of the facings color, the green shoulder straps and the breeches were piped with the facing color.