Fig. 1 General Angel Pacheco [at the Battle of San Cala]. Cap with white top, gold lace band, black leather visor, gilt chinscales and bosses, coat dark Blue, collar and cuffs red both edged in gold lace, chest lace in silver, gilt buttons, epaulettes in gold bullion, red chest ribbon, crimson waist sash, trousers white, steel, sword scabbard with black leather slings. Fig. 2 Officer, Cavalry Regiment "Escorta Libertad", half gala. Shako black, red plume, gold lace top band, black leather base band, red cords, gilt shako plate and chinscales, black leather visor with silver metal edge. Jacket red, collar and cuffs blue with gold lace on both, the collar is also piped in red, gold lace epaulettes, jacket piped in blue, gilt buttons, red chest ribbon, breeches blue with red stripe, black boots, gold lace sword knot, steel scabbard. Fig. 3 Officer of Artillery. Shako black, gold lace top and bottom bands, gilt shako plate and chinscales, black leather visor with gilt metal edge, tunic red piped in white, cuffs and collar blue, cuffs with gold lace, collar piped in white, fringeless epaulettes in gold with red holding strap and underneath lining cloth, gilt buttons, red chest ribbon, waistcoat red with gold lace and gilt buttons, overalls blue with red stripe, steel scabbard, gold lace sword knot. Fig. 4 Officer, 2nd Battalion of Police, daily dress. Cap red with blue band and black visor, tunic red, piped white, cuffs red piped white, collar red with gold lace insignia, white piping to back seams coming round to the -front, shoulder bars blue edged in red, waistcoat red, gilt buttons, overalls blue, black half-boots, white waistbelt and slings, sword knot in gold lace. Sources Paintings in the Museo Historico Nacional, Buenos Aires and documents in the Archivo General de la Nacional, also in Buenos Aires. Back to Table of Contents -- El Dorado Vol V No. 4 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 articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com