By Jose Balaguer
FIG.No.1: DRUM MAJOR, GALA DRESS Shako red, yellow top band, black bottom band, yellow cords, black visor, gilt chins-ales, anchor plate and visor edging, National cockade, holding strap yellow, plume red. Tunic red, collar cuffs and turnbacks blue, turnbacks have gold lace grenade, white lace on collar, arm chevrons, chest lace and piping to collar and cuffs, front of tunic piped blue, gilt buttons, epaulettes red with yellow fringe, rank chevron on right arm, red field with gold lace chevrons, gilt buttons. Marmaluke style trousers in red, spats also in red, black shoes, waistbelt white, shoulder sash red edged in gold. lace with gilt flaming grenade and miniature drum stick shield, gold lace tassels, mace brown, head in silver, red cords with a silver tip. FIG.No.2: FLAG BEARER, DAILY UNIFORM Cap dark blue. black peak, gilt anchor plate. Tunic dark blue, collar, cuffs and turnbacks red, piping to collar and cuffs white, gold lace on collar, gilt buttons, piping to front of tunic red, epaulettes dark blue board edged in gold lace, half-moons gilt, holding strap dark blue. Marmaluke style trousers white, spats white, black shoes. Gorget silver, flag sash red with gilt grenade, white waistbelt, gilt buckle, standard dark blue, white [centre], dark blue, red liberty cap & letters, gold sun, red bow. FIG.No.3: DRUMMER, DAILY UNIFORM As for Fig.1 except; brass buttons, police bonnet in red piped white with brass grenade, drum strap in white leather, brass fittings drum brass with top and bottom band in blue, white cords and tension straps. FIG. 4: 1ST. SERGEANT, COMPANY OF CAZADORES, MEDIUM UNIFORM Shako black, yellow top band, black bottom band, black visor, brass chinscales and plate, National cockade, yellow holding strap. Tunic dark; blue, collar cuffs and turnhacks red, white piping to collar, cuffs and front of tunic, white lace on cuffs and collar, gilt. buttons, yellow epaulettes, rank chevrons; red field yellow chevrons, cords on chest yellow, white leather cross-belts and waistbelt, black leather pouch, brass horn, marmaluke trousers dark blue, spats dark blue, black shoes. FIG. 5: PRIVATE, COMPANY OF CAZADORES, GALA UNIFORM Same as Fig.4 except; yellow shako cords, yellow shoulder straps, red side arm, knot, vellow grenade on turnbacks, white trousers and spats, pack brown hide with blue overcoat roll. All figures wear the Rosas red. ribbon on their chests. SOURCESL. de BEAUFORT, F.RVAS and various documents in the National Archives in Buenos Aires.
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