By Jose Balaguer
FIG.1 OFFICER Czapska; black top, gold lace along centre, base & visor black leather, gold lace on top edge, gilt plate, visor edging and chinscales, cap lines silver, plume red, plume holder gilt. Tunic; dark blue, collar, cuffs and turnbacks red, lapels dark blue piped in red, gilt buttons, silver epaulettes and aiguillette, red waist sash, gold tassels with red fringes. Overalls; dark grey with red stripe, pouch belt white, sword hilt gilt, scabbard steel, black boots. FIG.2 LANCER: Same as for the Officer except; red feather plume, cap lines white, brass instead of gilt, epaulettes white, white waist belt with brass buckle, lance pennant red top blue bottom, shabraque blue with red lace and outer edging blue, valise blue piped red. Officers shabraque blue with inner band of gold lace with blue cloth before red outer piping, saddle cover in Jaguar skin with white cloth edge. SOURCE: Painting by E.Regalia in the Museo Historico Nacional, in the Republic of Uruguay
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