by D.P. Piffaretti [after Valmont]
Fig. 1. Black hat with red plume and brass plate, black visor, tunic dark blue, collar, cuffs, epaulettes, turnbacks and piping in red, brass buttons, white trousers. Fig.2. Bicorne black, tunic same as Fig.l. except gold epaulettes and buttons, trousers are white but with thin red stripes, black shoes. [This series of plates by Valmont are in the Musee de la Armee, Paris, France, other plates deal with Brazil, Gran Colombia and Peru well worth a look for, if on a visit there. T.D.H.] Back to Table of Contents -- El Dorado Vol III No. 6 Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1991 by The South and Central Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |