"Dutch-Belgian forage cap question" Topic
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| Lord Hill | 07 Nov 2018 9:08 a.m. PST |
Did the Dutch-Belgians in 1815 have forage caps? I'm thinking of doing some conversions for Dutch-Belgian artillery and was wondering if the French bonnet de police and/or the Pokalem might have been worn? |
| DeRuyter | 07 Nov 2018 9:31 a.m. PST |
At least the militia did have a cap, very similar to the Hanoverians. I think Perry makes figures with a cap as well. Example: <url> link <url> |
| Lord Hill | 07 Nov 2018 10:54 a.m. PST |
Thank you, I wonder if the artillery also wore such peaked caps. I really like them! |
| Artilleryman | 07 Nov 2018 2:42 p.m. PST |
I have certainly given my DB artillery the peaked cap. I understand that it was quite a widely issued bit of kit in 1815. |
| DrsRob | 19 Nov 2018 3:08 a.m. PST |
The Dutch generally still used the 1814 pattern leather cap. This was similar to the British folding cap. Google on: "Australian Convict Cap". Only cavalry and horse artillery had a "bonnet-de-police" -like cap.
The Belgians had their own pattern: a peak-less flat-crowned forage cap. Only the Carabineers, Marechaussee and Train wore a copy of the French "bonnet-de-police".
The Peaked forage cap generally depicted was the 1815 pattern, that had hardly been issued. |
| Lord Hill | 19 Nov 2018 11:46 p.m. PST |
Thank you DrsRob, that's very helpful. |
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