by J. Balaguer
FIG. 1. Company of Royal Fuziliers, Fuzilier, 1700's. Bicorne black with red cockade, coat dark blue, collar and cuffs red, lace and buttons silver, waist belt and pouch in black leather pouch has gilt plate. Breeches dark blue, red garter, black stockings and shoes, silver buckles, musket sling black. FIG.2. The Queen Mothers Company of Grenadiers, Officer, 1771. Bearskin black with blue bag and tassel, white powdered hair, coat red, collar red with gold lace, cuffs blue, epaulettes gold lace, buttons gilt, waistcoat red with gold lace and gilt buttons, breeches blue, gaiters black with red garters, black shoes. FIG.3. Company cf Pasamaneros, Fuzilier, 1771. Tricorne black, red cockade with white holding cord, white lace along edge, coat lesd grey, collar, cuffs and turnbacks green, silver buttons, waistcoat blue, cravat white, breeches blue, gaiters black with red garters, buff leather belts and musket sling. SOURCES: Pequenas Acuarecas de FCO. Gonzalez Gamarra, en el Archivo Historia Porras Barranechea, Lima, Peru. 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 |