Debide a la eminente declaracion de ostilidades entre el Imperio del Brazil u las Provinias Unidas del Rio de la Plata. el Emperador Pedro II, autoriza la formacion de un Escuadron de Lanceros Alemanes, mercenarios los cuales entran a prestar servicio en el Ejercito Imperial encuadrados en la 2 Brigada de Caballeriam al mando del Capitan de origen aleman Von Quast. En las Pcias. Unidas se toman identicas medidas a saber: El Gral. Alvear en el ano 1826, autoriza para la campana del Brazil formar un Escuadron de Laneros Alemanes, autorizando al Cnel. Aleman Heine reclutar connacionales con ese fin., pero visto que era gente de poco montar a caballo, comparada con nuestros paisanos, se resolvio que los soldados alemanes se in-corporaran a la Infanteria. Source A.G.N. / Gobierno Nacional - Guerra 1827 Ejercito Operaciones. Figure Czapka; black skull and visor, brass plate, chinscales and visor edging, red top, white cords and flounders, plume holder [ball] in brass, plume green with yellow top. Jacket blue, collar, turnbacks, cuffs green, lapels blue [see Military Modelling, May 1990, article on "The Battle of Ituzaingo", the coloured plate by Ron Poulter showing this figure from the left-hand side, also wearing green lapels, could mean that this illustration shows the lancer with his iapels buttoned back. T.D.H.], yellow lace on collar, cuffs, lapels, back-seams and back-arm seams, none on turnbacks but they have a yellow/gold crown and shield device, fringe-less epaulettes in white, brass buttons, overalls in blue with two yellow stripes, white leather straps and belts. Saddle sheepskin in black edged in yellow cloth, shabraque blue with green lace edge outer edge thin yellow piping, lance pennant; green top, yellow bottom, top corner has red, black, yellow horizontal bars, arm chevron in yellow with green edge and black legend, surmounted by a green rosette Source Dibujo Acuarelado de A. Ribeiro, Museo Hist. Nacional de Rio de Janeiro 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