Argentine Uniforms
Triple Alliance War 1865

Plate 1: 8 Uniforms

By Sr. J. Balaguer


FIG. I.; OFFICER, CAVALRY REGIMENT "GENERAL SAN MARTIN". Kepi top blue with white base, gold lace, national cockade, black visor and strap. Jacket dark blue, white collar and cuffs, gold lace on cuffs and around edge of jacket, black fringing on chest, with gold toggles, white waist and pouch belts. Trousers dark blue with white stripe.

FIG.2.; TROOPER, CAVALRY REGIMENT "GENERAL SAN MARTIN"

Kepi same as fig. 1. with white lace instead of gold. Tunic dark blue, white collar, cuffs and pocket flaps. Skirt (sorry I don't have on hand the correct Spanish-American title for it) blue with white lace underneath, black boots and white belts.

FIG.3.; COLONEL OF CAVALRY

Kepi top red with blue base, gold lace and button, national cockade, black peak and chinstrap. Jacket dark blue with red cuffs, gold lace on cuffs and front edge of tunic, gilt buttons, black cravat. Breeches red with double gold stripe, black boots, gold sword knot, dark blue cloak with red lining, white sword slings.

Fig. 4.; TROOPER, CAVALRY REGIMENT OF BUENOS AIRES

Carlist cap, red with yellow tassle. Jacket red with blue collar, cuffs and pocket flaps, Brass buttons, skirt and underskirt as fig.2., black boots, white belts and sword slings.

Fig. 5.; OFFICER, INFANTRY BATTALION "SANTA FE".

Carlist cap, white with gold tussle and strap, frocke-coat task blue with red collar and cuffs, gold rank shoulder bare, gold lace on cuffs, gilt buttons and waistbelt buckle, and waistbelt white, trousers red with double dark blue stripe.

Fig. 6,; OFFICER, 1st. INFANTRY VOLUNTEER

Kepi swhite sun cover and neck flap, black peak, jacket red with blue collar cuffs, gold lane on cuff and edge of jacket, black frogging with gold toggles, trousers blue with red at ripe, white sword slings.

FIG. 7.; TROOPER, 4th. CAVALRY REGIMENT (of line).

Shann black with yellow pom-pom and bottom band, blank leather peak, chin-strap and top band, national cockade holding strap, gold lace and button. Tunic blue with yellow collar, cuffs, shoulder bars and turnbacks, white waistbeit, sword slings and pouch belt, skirt grey with white underskirt, black boots.

FIG.8.; TROOPER. GEN. MITRE'S ESCORT.

Shako black, red plume, brass holder and plate, national cockade, black bands and peak, jacket dark blue with red collar andcuffs, brass buttons, skirt red with white underskirt, black boots, white sword slings and waist belt.

Sources Paintings by Candido Lopez in Museo Historico Nacional, Buenos Aires


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