"Green Legionnaires Uniforms." Topic

This manuscript is captioned as "Mexican campaign and foreign regiments. Notes, letters and watercolors by C. Brecht / C. Brecht" (Campagne du Mexique et régiments étrangers. Notes, lettres et aquarelles par C. Brecht / C. Brecht) It has a series of six water colors depicting the uniforms of the Régiment Étranger and has several pages of notes on the foreign regiments and companies. This two pictures are of Foreign Legionnaires in the green uniform worn in the 1850′s (Italy perhaps). Picture 2 shows one uniform with a blue coat that indicates the transition to uniforms closer to the regular French Infantry Regiments.
Of possible interest if you are wargaming the French-Mexican War.

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Hope you enjoy!.

Amicalement
Armand

In Italy 1859 one of the FFL Regiments wore green tunics but
I thought they gone over to blue tunics by the time they went to Mexico.

Armand

great set of prints…….Shedman your quite right

the FFL were in Blue by 1861-67 in Mexico with the additions

of sombreros, smaller marine straw hats and the kepi with

a cotton cover and hanging fold at the back………

regards

Ged

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Thanks for sharing the link, Armand.

Take a look at these plates by Andre Jouineau.

Best Regards,

Cuirassier

Merci Fabrice!
Many thanks my friend Cuirassier, excelent stuff!.
Some time that don't hear about you.

Amicalement
Armand

Any chance they showed up in green at the Alma?

Uniforms of the French Foreign Legion by Martin Woodrow mentions the Swiss regiment of the Legion which existed from 1855-59. It appears the green tunic was only worn in battle in Algeria.