Fig. 1. Drummer Kepi black, black lace chevrons and bands, black visor, brass plate, national cockade, sky blue - white, red pompom with brass holder, tunic dark blue, dark blue cuffs with green piping, collar green, red epaulettes, green piping to tunic, brass buttons, trousers white with green stripe, black spats and shoes, drum brass with blue top and bottom bands, white leather straps and stops, white cords. Fig. 2. Drum Major Bearskin black, red bag, gilt chin-scales,plate and plume holder, plume sky blue, white, sky blue, tunic dark blue, collar and cuffs green, gold lace epaulettes, silver buttons, gold lace on cuffs, waist-belt white leather with gilt buckle, waist sash red (under waist-belt], shoulder sash red with gold lace edges and tassels, trousers white with green stripe, black shoes, steel sword scabbsrd, mace; brown pole with sky blue cords and silver tip and ball, buff gloves. Source Coloured Lithograph by de Pelvillan "Los Infantes de Mitre" in the Biblioteca Nacional, 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