Fig. 1. Officer, helmet; black skull, gilt comb, black horsehair plume, black front plate edged in gilt, turban in local animal fur. Tunic; dark blue; epaulettes silver, collar dark blue, silver lace on chest, collar and cuffs, silver buttons, white shirt, red cravat, waistcoat yellow with silver buttons, waistbelt and sword slings in sky blue with silver edges. Breeches; yellow, silver buttons, white stockings, black jockey boots with buff tops, brown sword scabbard, silver spurs and sword knot, sabretache sky blue with silver edging and Imperial Crest in the centre, shabraque blue with yellow edging.

SOURCE: Archivo Historico Militar, Buenos Aires.

Bahia 1798 Uniform Plate 1st Regiment of Line

Fig.2. Officer, bicorne; black, gold lace and tassels, cockade black edged in red, plume white with green top tuft, cockade holding strap in gold lace. Tunic; dark blue, white collar, lapels, cuffs and turnbacks, gilt buttons, gold lace epaulettes, waistcoat white, black cravat, waist-sash crimson with white tassels, cockade on lapelbase green with the top left quarter being yellow and the right quarter of red; cress-belt white with gilt plate. Breeches white with garters; white stockings, black spats and shoes, sword knot red, black scabbard with gilt fittings, hair powdered white, tied with a black bow.

SOURCE: Archivo Historico Militar, Buenos Aires.