By J. Balagúer
FIG.1. Officer, Batallon de Infanteria Montada; Straw hat with red band, jacket white with red collar, cuffs, turn-backs and piping, gold lace epaulets, gilt buttons, waistcoat white, breeches white, gaiters buff, black shoes. FIG.2. Officer, Reserve, Escuadron de Granaderos Montados "San Carlos"; Hat is black felt with gilt shield, red cockade and plume, jacket dark blue with red collar, cuffs and turn-backs, epaulets have red board and gilt half-moon and gold lace fringe, yellow or gold lace bars on cuff, gilt buttons, yellow lace flaming grenade on collar and turn-backs. Overalls in dark blue with red side stripe and gilt buttons, white waist-belt and sword slings, steel scabbard, black shoes. FIG.3. Officer, Escuadron "Húsares de la Concordia"; Black fur hat with black leather visor edged in white metal, hanging bag is in red cloth embroidered and edged in gold lace. Dolman in red, cuffs and collar in buff, chest lace, cuff lace and piping in silver, silver buttons, lace and button on collar silver, white waistcoat and shirt, black stock, breeches buff, waist-belt and sword slings in black leather with silver fittings, black jockey boots with buff tops. FIG.4. Officer, Cavalry Regiment "Húsares de la Muerte" (Battle of Chacabuco); Stable cap in black with white lace skull and crossed bones, white lace, piping and tassel, dolman dark blue with black collar and cuffs, piping and lace work in white, silver buttons, waist-coat buff with white lace and silver buttons, breeches buff with silver side buttons, garters red, gaiters buff, shoes black, waist-belt and sword slings in black leather, sword scabbard in black leather with silver fittings. Sources; Military Figures in the archive of Colonel E. P. Carlos Deilepiane, Lima, Peru 1941. Back to Table of Contents -- El Dorado Vol VIII No. 3 Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by The South and Central 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 |