Viceroyalty of
Rio de la Plata

1807

By J.Balaguer

Fig.1. Coronel de Estado Mayor
Bi-corne black, silver lace and tassels, red cockade, silver holding strap and button, coat dark blue, sky blue collar and lapels, dark blue cuffs, red turnbacks, lace on cuffs and lapels silver, buttons silver, breeches white, jockey boots black with buff tops, sword scabbard black leather with gilt fittings, waist sash sky blue.

Fig.2. Oficial del Tercio Cazadores Correntinos
Hat black, plume green with red top, cockade red with gold lace strap, coat green, yellow collar, lapels and cuffs all laced in gold, turnbacks green, epaulettes in gold lace, frogging to chest in gold lace, breeches white, boots black with gold lace and tassel, waist sash red, sword scabbard in black leather with gilt fittings, no sword belt red cord instead, gilt buttons.

Source: Documents in the Archive General del Nacion.

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