"Swiss Infantry - officers" Topic
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| ferg981 | 06 Apr 2013 3:33 a.m. PST |
All Do the officers for swiss infantry in French Service wear red coats or dark blue? Thanks F |
| Travellera | 06 Apr 2013 5:00 a.m. PST |
According to the Blandford uniform book on 1812 the officers had a red coat |
| vaughan | 06 Apr 2013 5:52 a.m. PST |
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| Artilleryman | 06 Apr 2013 8:45 a.m. PST |
Swiss officers wore the same red as their men, but they were also known to wear plain blue single-breasted surtouts which were common throughout the French Army. They were very popular as campaign wear and usually had no regimental references other than rank epaulettes and appropriate buttons. |
| Lord Raglan | 06 Apr 2013 10:37 a.m. PST |
I don't know the definite answer, however this site has some of them in French blue: link link
link Raglan |
| von Winterfeldt | 06 Apr 2013 10:34 p.m. PST |
As artillerymna correctly pointed out, the surotut (one row of buttons no lapels ) dark blue, otherwise red as for the men with long coat tails. |
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gets started with Flintloque.
