Pacific War 1879-84
Peru

Uniform Plates 4 & 5

By J. Balaguer


PLATE 4 [PERU]

FIG.1. Major Tomas Ch.Manzanares "Guardia Nacional Grenaderos de Tacna" 1880. Kepi blue with red band, black peak, gold rank lace, gilt flaming grenade badge and button, tunic dark blue with red collar and cuffs, red piping to tunic, cuff lace gold surmounted with red lace, buttons gilt, shoulder bar gold lace, trousers red with double black stripe, black shoes.

FIG.2. Lieutenant Anselmo Barreda "Guardia Nacional Battalion Cazadores de Pierola" 1880. Kepi as Fig.1. but with green base band, tunic dark blue, green collar and cuffs, gold lace flaming grenade on collar, gold shoulder straps, gilt buttons, black braid to edge of tunic, trousers red with double green stripe, black shoes.

FIG.3. Colonel Alonso Ugarte 1880. Kepi blue with red base band, gold lace, black visor, tunic dark blue, dark blue collar and cuffs, red piping to collar and front of tunic, gold lace laurel branch on collar, epaulettes gold, gilt buttons, gold lace waistbelt, trousers red with double gold stripe, black shoes.

FIG.4. Comandante Ladislao Espinar 1880. Kepi blue with gold lace, black peak, tunic dark blue, red collar and cuffs, gold piping and laurel branch on collar, cuffs piped in gold lace, epaulettes red board edged in gold with gold fringe and half-moons,holding strap red, gilt buttons, waistbelt in gold lace, trousers red with gold stripe.

SOURCES: Figs. 1 & 2 are from photographs of the war, while Figs. 3 & 4 are taken from paintings by Antonio Caba, all of which are in "Direction Estudios Historicos Militares" LIMA, PERU.

Plate 5. [PERU]

FIG.1. Battalion Huascar.
Kepi white cover, black peak, tunic and trousers all white,black leather equipment.

FIG.2. Cazadores del Misti.
Kepi green top, black base band, brass horn badge, black peak, tunic white, green collar and cuffs, brass horn on collar and buttons, trousers white, black equipment.

FIG.3. Officer "Policia Montada de Tacna"
Panama hat with red sweat band, white cloth neck cover, tunic dark blue, cuffs and collar light blue, gold lace on cuffs and shoulder straps, gilt collar badge and buttons, trousers_ red with gold stripe, black boots.

FIG.4. Cazadores del Cuzco.
Kepi blue with green base hand, brass horn, black peak, tunic dark blue, collar and cuffs green, brass horn on collar and buttons, trousers white, black shoes.

FIG.5. Granaderos del Cuzco.
Kepi white, black peak. tunic white, red collar and cuffs, yellow lace flaming grenade on collar, brass buttons, black shoes.

FIG.6. Officer, "Lanceros de Tacna".
Kepi blue, red base band, gold lace and design on top of kepi, black visor and chin-strap, tunic dark blue, red collar and cuffs, gilt crossed Swords on collar, gold lace on cuff and shoulder bar, gilt buttons, trousers red with double black stripe, black boots.

FIG.7. Guardias Gendarmes de Arecuipa:
Kepi blue, brass "G" badge, black visor and chin-strap, tunic grey, black collar with brass "G" badge on collar and buttons, trousers brown, white canvas sandals.

FIG.8. Battalion Guardia Nacional Noll.
Kepi black, bands black leather, visor black leather, cords yellow, chin-scales and unit number in brass, National cockade and plume [red/white/red], tunic red, blue collar and cuffs, blue shoulder bar [maybe for epaulette strap?], brass No. on collar and buttons, trousers blue, red stripe.

SOURCES: Paintings by Antonio Caba, all of which are in "Direction Estudios Historicos Militares" LIMA, PERU.


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