"British Brigade/Wing Commanders + headgear" Topic
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| jfishm1981 | 19 Oct 2015 8:34 p.m. PST |
Hey all, I recently picked up some fairly generic looking British and Continental Mounted command, for use as brigade, wing and army commanders. I noticed that some of the figures have bicornes and some have tricornes. Did both sides wear this type of headgear? Thanks!
J |
| Early morning writer | 19 Oct 2015 9:15 p.m. PST |
I always plumb for tricornes because bacorns speak to me of things and times closer to Napoleon and that other revolution before him. But others will be along shortly to digress. |
| Virginia Tory | 20 Oct 2015 9:13 a.m. PST |
No bicornes in the 18th century. By the AWI period, no "tricornes" either. The hats were cocked and some of the variants in style might account for the confusion. Note these hats from the recreated 47th Foot--the "point" goes over the left eye; tricornes are more symmetrical and stylized. 47thfoot.blogspot.com Nobody wore the bicorne "fore and aft" type hat until later. |
| historygamer | 20 Oct 2015 9:14 a.m. PST |
If for Rev war the correct term is a cocked hat. The tricorne was worn during the F&I/SYW period, but fashion changed. They were starting to tend towards a bicorne but not there yet. The comb on the back of the hat might be higher than the front, but not always. But to answer your question, the tricorne is wrong for this period – at least a true tricorne anyway. |
| jfishm1981 | 20 Oct 2015 10:36 a.m. PST |
Got it! Thanks for the help everyone, J |
| Old Contemptibles | 20 Oct 2015 9:12 p.m. PST |
"The tricorne or tricorn is a style of hat that was popular during the 18th century, falling out of style by 1800, though actually not called a "tricorne" until the mid 1800s. During the 18th century hats of this general style were referred to as "cocked hats" I call them all tricornes. Most everyone refers to them as tricornes, maybe one or more sides are turned up but the term "cocked hat" just muddies the water. |
| historygamer | 21 Oct 2015 5:48 a.m. PST |
The name tricorne denotes a hat that his shaped more like a triangle with equal sides than a cocked hat, which has a smaller point in the front. The tricorne was more popular in the SYW era, but fashions changed and with it the front became less pronounced and that hat is referred to as a cocked hat. Not surprising fashions changed, as they always do. |
| Virginia Tory | 21 Oct 2015 6:43 a.m. PST |
It's no surprise that "being fashionable" was a big deal for the officers/gentry during this period. Wearing a tricorne for AWI would have made you an eccentric at best--just as Jack Aubrey is for wearing a cocked hat (and a hair queue!) during the Napoleonic era instead of the more fashionable bicorne/short haircut. |
| 42flanker | 21 Oct 2015 10:16 p.m. PST |
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| Virginia Tory | 22 Oct 2015 6:24 a.m. PST |
>As was one N. Bonaparte Boney's not a gentleman… |
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