"Marlburian British and gaiters" Topic
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| khurasanminiatures | 27 Nov 2013 7:01 a.m. PST |
It's known that the great man favoured gaiters, and ordered in 1710 that all infantry wear them, but how widespread would they have been before that? Did British artillery wear them too? |
| Delbruck | 28 Nov 2013 5:57 a.m. PST |
I think it is reasonable to give the English infantry gaiters, although I have no specific evidence for this. BTW, do you plan on making a separate Dutch infantryman, perhaps with a less formal tricorne? |
| Supercilius Maximus | 28 Nov 2013 6:58 a.m. PST |
IIRC, only the British and Bavarians wore gaiters in the early partof the WSS (both also carried metal waterbottles, I think). I'm not sure if they could exactly pass for each other, but it possibly wouldn't hurt you to make them "generic". |
| khurasanminiatures | 29 Nov 2013 7:05 p.m. PST |
BTW, do you plan on making a separate Dutch infantryman, perhaps with a less formal tricorne? Yes. |
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