"British 16th Lancers' Uniform" Topic
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| Robert Burke | 22 Apr 2017 9:50 p.m. PST |
I'm trying to find out what the 16th Lancers' uniform would have looked like c. 1880. I know they were the only British Lancer regiment allowed to retain their red coat (hence their nickname, the Scarlet Lancers). I've found several illustrations showing them wearing a red coat with a blue plastron. But I don't know if that was their dress uniform. Is that what they wore in the field? Or would the have just worn a red coat in the field? I'd also appreciate any information about their saddle blanket. TIA. |
| Mad Guru | 23 Apr 2017 3:04 a.m. PST |
I don't know, but there is a 16th Lancers "Display Troop" and they may be able to provide some detals re: the regiment's Victorian era horse furniture, as well as specifics re: the blue plastron and different orders of dress. Here's a LINK: link Without plastron, c.1846 (their famous charge at Aliwal):
With plastron, full dress c.1914:
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