Uniforms of Gran Colombia
1814 - 1826

No. 1-4: Bttns Alto Magdalena,
Cazadores del Hacha, Cartagena, Santa Marta

Text and Illustrations by T. D. Hooker



Fig. 1. Batallon de Alto Magdalena.
Cap in dark green, piped white with tassel in yellow, national cockade on front (yellow outer ring, blue middle and red in the centre). Jacket in white with collar, cuffs and turnbacks in dark green, the shoulder straps are also in dark green but are piped white, black leather cross-belts. Trousers are white with a dark green side stripe on outside leg seam, brown leather sandals.

Fig. 2. Batallon de los Cazadores del Hacha.
Cap in light blue with yellow lace and tassel, national cockade as fig.l., black leather visor, jacket is white with red collar, cuffs and turnbacks, yellow buttons, trousers are white, natural leather sandals.

Fig. 3. Batallon de Cartagena.
Cap light blue with yellow piping and tassel, national cockade as per fig.l., jacket white with light blue collar, cuffs, turnbacks and shoulder straps, trousers white with a light blue stripe.

Fig. 4. Batallon de Santa Marta.
Cap dark blue with red piping and tassel, national cockade as per fig.l., jacket is dark blue with red collar, cuffs and turnbacks, shoulder straps are in dark blue piped in red, yellow buttons, trousers are dark blue with red side stripe.

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