Hat black with white lace, national cockade on side, feather plume in blue - white - red, dolman red, collar and cuffs blue, gold lace on chest and sleeves, gilt buttons, waist sash crimson with gold lace fringe, breeches white, boots black with gold lace tops, waistbelt and sword slings in black leather, gilt fittings, gold lace sword knot, brass sword scabbard, gilt hilt, sabretache; red centre with blue piping, wide gold lace surrounding edge, central device in gold lace [national coat of arms?]. Source: Painting by Francsico Fortuny in the Museo Historical Nacional, Buenos Aires. More Paraguayan War Col. Jose M. Aguilar, A.D.C. 1865 [Paraguay] Argentina Troops (1) Argentina Troops (2) 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