khurasanminiatures | 05 Jan 2015 11:25 p.m. PST |
… during the War of the Triple Alliance was, I assume, the shako, bare chested, and with the kilt? It seems that their ability to provide tunics to the infantryman quickly petered it out and fhe only semblance of a uniform remained the shako. True? |
79thPA | 06 Jan 2015 5:07 a.m. PST |
Is there a new range of miniatures coming? Have you seen the Foundry book? |
Frederick | 06 Jan 2015 6:35 a.m. PST |
It certainly seemed that way from the pictures I have seen – as I recall, the shako was leather and was fairly durable |
jefritrout | 06 Jan 2015 8:01 a.m. PST |
From what I could gather when I was researching this in Southern Brasil (so a much better source for Brasilians that Paraguayans without a doubt)…many regular Paraguayan units originally had both breeches and kilts. Then due to supply shortages they went to only breeches and while newer units went to only kilts. After a period they went to whatever they had. Many almost naked except for a "peasant shirt and hat. Paraguayan troops tried to hang on to their jackets and shakos as long as they could. Pride being a regular soldier fighting for the country. Some fought in only loincloths with some straw hats near the end of the war. It all depends on what era of the war you are modelling. If you go with the invasion of Rio Grande, everyone was in bright new shiny uniforms. As the war progressed the Paraguayan army looked shabbier and shabbier. |
Tango01 | 06 Jan 2015 11:40 a.m. PST |
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John the Greater | 06 Jan 2015 2:36 p.m. PST |
Our friend Tango comes through! It is absolutely correct to say that the dress of the Paraguayans got more ragged as supplies ran out. The early War troops would generally be in white trousers, red shirts and shakos. Later switching to "chirpas" (usually called kilts, but they are not exactly like the Scottish variety)and finally getting down to loincloths. Shakos were usually black or dark blue, though red shakoes were seen from time to time. I could go on, but I would instead direct you to Terry Hooker's book from Foundry. I have pre ordered the Osprey book, but it won't be out until march. There is a book "Wargaming the Paraguayan War", but modesty prevents me from mentioning it. |
scarlinosr1 | 06 Jan 2015 5:52 p.m. PST |
Armand, that is some link, awesome!! thanks, Sal Sr out!! |
Tango01 | 06 Jan 2015 11:27 p.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis!! (smile) Amicalement Armand |
vtsaogames | 07 Jan 2015 2:17 p.m. PST |
There is a book "Wargaming the Paraguayan War", but modesty prevents me from mentioning it. And where could one pick this book up? |
Cuirassier | 11 Jan 2015 11:08 a.m. PST |
THE IMAGES ARE VERY LARGE. JUST COPY AND PASTE THE URL OF THE PHOTOS. THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. Paraguayans captured in 1866 by the Uruguayan army…
------------------------------ Officer from Argentina with captured Paraguayan officer (on the right)
Probably captured in 1866. |
khurasanminiatures | 16 Jan 2015 5:27 p.m. PST |
It's interesting that those chaps in the first image were captured in 1866, earlyish in the war, but only one has a uniform. The rest have white shirts (not red) and mostly kilts (one has trousers)…. |
VictorBarone | 17 May 2021 2:21 p.m. PST |
Hello friends, I am the author of Borders of Blood, a book recently released by Caliver Books – tinyurl.com/6h83289z BoB is a wargame system dedicated to War of the Triple Alliance. This is our Fanpage on Facebook – link Take care! |
VictorBarone | 21 May 2021 3:24 p.m. PST |
"Borders of Blood is a well-presented set of wargames rules, specifically for Wargaming the Parguayan War of 1864 – 1870, dovetailing almost exclusively with the War of Triple Alliance figure range by Perry Miniatures. Rulesets can either offer something so intriguing, inspiring, or unique that they cause you to venture into a new period – think SAGA, Sharp Practice, or Frostgrave – or they offer a service to gamers who are already ‘into' a period or conflict. Borders of Blood is definitely a solid entrant in this latter category." Joe Smalley review on Wargames Illustrated link |