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.
FIG.2. Cazadores del Misti. FIG.3. Officer "Policia Montada de Tacna" FIG.4. Cazadores del Cuzco. FIG.5. Granaderos del Cuzco. FIG.6. Officer, "Lanceros de Tacna". FIG.7. Guardias Gendarmes de Arecuipa: FIG.8. Battalion Guardia Nacional Noll. SOURCES: Paintings by Antonio Caba, all of which are in "Direction Estudios Historicos Militares" LIMA, PERU.
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