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Sh. Straps = Inf Shoulder Straps or Cavalry it is Lance pennant colors listed top to bottom.
FC = French style forage cap with side flap. SH = Shako; Bus= Busby Cockade = Outside to center, Yellow-blue-red
(*) = Trouser stripe in Lapel color; (@) = Waist Sash in Lapel color Musicians. Drums Brass body w/ Red upper band and blue lower band. Black drum straps.
1813 Regulation uniform had yellow-blue-red carrot plumes. Officers had large plume.
F VII HUS = Ferdand VII Hussars had a Red bag, Green-Yellow waist sash, Black Sabretache.
Wilson's Hussars changed to a dark Blue tunic/trousers.
English Rifles are reported wearing an all white summer uniform w/ blue facings.
Both British Legion Hussar units wore a crimson waist sash.
Bolivar's Honor Guard had a Red bag, Yellow-blue-red waist sash and rode grey horses.
Unit | Coat | Headgear | Collar | Cuffs | Lapels | Sh Straps
| Trousers |
Cartagena | White | FC-LtBlue | Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue | Lt Blu @
| Lgt Blue | White * |
Santa Marta | Dark Blue | FC-DkBl | Red | Red | Red @ | Dk Blue
| Dk Blu * |
Cundinamarca | Red | SH-Blue w/Y bnd | Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue Sash-Wh
| Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue* |
Del Valle Aragua | Dark Blue | SH-Grn w/Y bnd | Green? | Green
| Green Sash-Red | Green | White * |
Antiquia | Red | SH-Blue | Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue
| Lgt Blue |
Hacha Caz | White | FC-LtBlue | Red | Red | Red@ | Red
| White* |
Magdalena | White | FC-DkBl | DkBlue | Dk Blue | Dk Blue? | ??
| White* |
Del Rey | Red | SH- Black | Yellow | Yellow | Yellow | rd-Y-rd
| White |
1813 Inf Regulation | Dark Blue | Fr Shako | Scarlet | Scarlet | n/a
| - | Dk blue |
1813 Lgt Inf Regulation | Dark Blue | Fr Shako wh cords | Scarlet | Scarlet | -
| Red-Wh wings | white ? |
Truyillo Hussars | Red | SH-Red Wh cords | - | - | - | Y-Bl-rd
| Red |
F VII HUS | Grn P-D | Bus-Black | Yellow | Yellow | N/A | Black Fur
| Grey |
Bolivar Honor Gde | Scarlet | Bus-Wh | - | Yellow | - | red-Wh-Grn
| Scarlet * |
Wilson Hussars Br Legion | Scarlet | ? Busby | Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue
| Lgt Blue | - | Scarlet Gold stripe |
Hissisley Hussars Br Legion | Dk Green | ? Busby | Scarlet | Scarlet
| Scarlet | - | Dk Grn Gld stripe |
English Rifles | Dk Green | Stovepipe shako | Black | Black | n/a
| n/a | Dk Green |
Br Legion | Red | Fr or Pru Shako | Lgt Blue | Lgt Blue | n/a
| n/a | Blue/Wh |
Latin American Wars: Uniform Notes
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