Fig.1. Infantry of the Line: Shako black, red-cockade and ponpom with vertical yellow holding strap, brass shako plate in design of Spanish coat of arms with crown and flags, brass chin-scales. Jacket and trousers medium blue, collar and turnbacks red, lapels white piped red, cuff"s red with white bar and lace. Grey spats and black shoes, white buttons, [back pack brown fur cow hide?] with brown leather straps, cross- belts white leather, black stock. Fig. 2. Gunner Royal Artillery: Shako black, red cockade with yellow holding strap, red pompom, cords and flounders, brass shako plate and chin-scales. Jacket and trousers medium blue, collar red with yellow flaming bomb, shoulder straps medium blue piped red, lapels medium blue piped red, cuffs red with white bar and lace, brass buttons, red turnbacks, baggy medium blue trousers tucked into white spats, black shoes, side arm belt in natural leather over right shoulder, red sword knot on side arm, brass hilt, black leather scabbard with brass fittings. Fig. 3.Private Regiment De Valencey: Shako same as fig. 1. jacket medium blue, collar purple, turnbacks red, cuffs red with white bar and lace, lapels red with white lace border and lace on silver buttons, white trousers. [For the Regiment of Burgos use fig. 3. shako same as fig. 1. jacket medium blue, turnbacks red, collar yellow, cuffs yellow with white bar and lace, lapels green with white lace border and button lace, white trousers.] Fig.4. Trooper "Columna Volante de Coro": Hat white straw, red sweat band with the legend "FIELES CORIANOS" in black on it, jacket dark blue, purple collar and cuffs, shoulder straps dark blue piped purple, red turnbacks, three rows of brass buttons, white trousers over black boots, steel spurs, red waist-sash, white sword slings, red lance pennant, Fig.5. Husares de Fernando VII: Busby black fur, red ponpom and bag, yellow tassel on bag, dolman green, yellow collar and cuffs, white lace to chest, brass buttons, barrel sash in green and yellow, grey overals with silver buttons, black boots, steel spurs, yellow sword knot, white pouch belt. Pelisse green with black fur trim, white lace, black cords on pelisse over shoulder. Gala uniform has buff breeches, black hessian boots with red lace and tassel. Royalist Troops in Venezuela 1820-1822 Large Illlustration (50K) Sources Estado Militar de America 1817. Estado Militar de Espana 1817. Back to Table of Contents -- El Dorado Vol V No. 2 Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1992 by The South and Central American Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com