Fig. 1. Officer, Escuadron de Caballeria Ligera de la Capital, Milicias, Gran Tenue. Busby brown fur, white plume, black silk cords and tassels, coat blue, black collar and cuffs, red lace to collar, cuffs laced in red with top 'Lace in gold, jacket edged in red lace, frogging to chest in black silk, gilt buttons, black stock, red waistcoat, breeches blue, white leather belts and straps, white sword knot, black and gilt sword scabbard, black boots. Fig.2. Oficer, Diario [same unit as fig.1] Bi-corne black, plume white, black silk edge lace, gold lace tassels, national cockade sky blue - white with gold lace holding strap, coat blue, black collar and cuffs, gold lace star on collar, red piping to collar, cuffs, jacket and turnbacks, blue turnbacks, red waist-coat, breeches white, white leather belts and straps, black boots, steel scabbard, see incert for style of cuff. Fig.3. Trumpeter, (same unit as fig. 1] Helmet of black leather, yellow turban, white plume, national cockade sky blue, white, sky blue, black crest, coat blue with blue collar, cuffs, turnbacks and lapels, red lace to all, brass buttons, breeches blue with red stripe, white stockings, black boots, red trumpet cords. Fig.4. Officer, 4th Escuadron de Guardias Nacionales de Caballeria, Gala Dress. Helmet front black with black leather visor, silver lace, cords and unit plate, white metal edge to visor, white plume, red back section to helmet. Tunic dark blue, blue cuffs with thin red lace surmounted by thick silver lace, silver epaulettes, collar is white with red edging and squadron number disc, white number 'W', jacket has red lace edging to bottom and front, chest and pocket lace is silver, breeches white, white stockings, black boots, white leather belts and straps, red sword knot, black and gilt scabbard, gilt/brass spurs. Sources Documentos Archivo General Nacion, Buenos Aires. Back to Table of Contents -- El Dorado Vol V No. 3 Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1993 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 and related articles are available at http://www.magweb.com