| Brian Smaller | 23 Jul 2016 12:01 a.m. PST |
I have three different descriptions of their uniforms. Specifically their trouser. These are white trousers and black gaiters, blue trousers and white gaiters and blue trousers and black gaiters. I have no idea so am going with white trou and black gaiters. |
| SJDonovan | 23 Jul 2016 2:59 a.m. PST |
Personally I would go with blue with white. It looks very cool:
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| zippyfusenet | 23 Jul 2016 4:29 a.m. PST |
Many European soldiers of this era wore white gaiters for parade in garrison and black gaiters in the field. Many European soldiers of this era wore colored (blue in this case) wool breeches in the winter, white or off-white canvas or linen breeches in the summer. Spain has cold winters and hot summers, so likely followed this pattern. So probably all three descriptions are correct, and you should paint yours the way you like. |
| 21eRegt | 23 Jul 2016 6:36 a.m. PST |
Agree with the above. Even with guard status the state of resupply was spotty and irregularities would occur. I personally agree with SJDonovan and painted my as illustrated. Most striking look IMHO. |
| TeodoroReding | 23 Jul 2016 8:25 a.m. PST |
I agree with SJ Donovamn too. I have my Walloons in blue breeches and black gaiters and the Spanish Guards in blue breeches with white gaiters – because otherwise they would be identical. Never seen any description or illustration of Guards with white breeches. Both regiments of foot guards and both regiments of horse guards are always shown with blue breeches. |
| Brian Smaller | 23 Jul 2016 2:44 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys. However, this is going to be a question for another day because I have changed tack and the battalion I am currently painting has morphed into Marine infantry. |
| akselia | 24 Jul 2016 8:25 a.m. PST |
Hullo,
I went with rag tag trousers look for my Walloons… I agree the blue breeches and white gaiters would look rather good. link
Cheers,
Aksu |
 deadhead  | 24 Jul 2016 9:53 a.m. PST |
Let me now be honest. I asked myself what could they possibly have to guard? What in Southern Belgium needed such a unit? 30 seconds on Google saved my reputation. I, even now, realise they did actually look Spanish and surely they are in my Blandford book by Haythornthwaite…..let me check. It does not matter. They were not there on 18th June, so they do not count………bit like most of the Prussians really……. |
| Marc the plastics fan | 25 Jul 2016 5:18 a.m. PST |
There were a lot of Prusskies on the day. Mostly wearing landwehr uniform of course. And probably caked in mud. But they were there… LoL |
| Marc the plastics fan | 25 Jul 2016 5:19 a.m. PST |
Mind you, still not convinced by mamelukes on the day. I would have thought the British diarists would have mentioned them as they were very distinctive… Runs and hides… |
| deadhead | 25 Jul 2016 5:24 a.m. PST |
The Mamelukes were surely French by then but I expect they did play a role, both of them probably did………… A few weeks ago I would not have dared to belittle the Prussians' input to victory, even as a joke… |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
