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While there were six regiments of heavy cavalry on the Sardinian establishment, only a single regiment of lights were deployed to the Crimea. The Light Cavalry wore a bluish-grey tunic with light blue collar and cuffs. Officers only occasionally wore the blue pelisse. The headdress was a low shako worn with a yellow waterproof cover. Trousers were bluish-grey with a double stripe of light blue. Lances had a pennon of Savoy blue. Officers had silver epaulettes and buttons, while other ranks had white metal buttons and fringe-less shoulder scales. Belting for other ranks was white with black leather pouches. Swords were of steel-hilted pattern in steel scabbards. Officers had cross belts of blue leather with gilt furnishings and a narrow sash or waist-belt of Savoy blue with three silver lines. Shabraques were deep blue with a black sheepskin, and with a white border for other ranks and a silver one for officers. A white monogram was displayed in the corner. More Sardinian Expeditionary Force 1855-56 Back to Clash of Empires No. 7/8 Table of Contents Back to Clash of Empires List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Keith Frye This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |