" Portuguese Uniforms" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Sep 2016 11:59 a.m. PST |
Of possible interest? link Amicalement
Armand |
| Green Tiger | 24 Sep 2016 12:21 p.m. PST |
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Shagnasty  | 24 Sep 2016 12:40 p.m. PST |
Interesting. It looks like the blue coat with varied cuff colors started early. |
| Tango01 | 25 Sep 2016 2:55 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed them boys!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| seneffe | 02 Oct 2016 3:43 p.m. PST |
I think these uniforms were introduced after the SYW under the reforms of the Count v Schaumberg-Lippe who was appointed CinC of the Portuguese army about 1764. Up until and during the short but successful Portuguese involvement in the SYW against Spain- their troops (mostly) wore grey-white uniforms in an old fashioned French style cut. |
| Chokidar | 03 Oct 2016 8:45 a.m. PST |
Seneffe – I agree with you and yes these are the post Lippe reforms. This issue is not helped by one of the most common sources on Portuguese uniforms being misdated (1762 instead of 1764). That said, 1762 is rather complex with coats of blue and brown also prevalent in addition to white (and of course green for Amiral) – the blues also varied. The need to try to bring the army up to strength for that campaign and its parlous state made the use of any colour available in sufficient quantities the standard practice. There is a manuscript from about that time in Porto that shows some regiments, including some of the temporarily raised local regiments. Also of interest is that gaiters – where worn – were sometimes a sort of drab yellow – rather like maize-paper in hue.
Colourful lot the Portuguese at that time (and that is without even starting on the cavalry!)
Regards
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| seneffe | 04 Oct 2016 3:23 p.m. PST |
Very good info Chokidar. I've always found the 1762 campaign in Portugal interesting, with some nice small battle/large skirmish wargaming possibilities. |
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