Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars, 1796-1814

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It includes full-page colour illustrations of the Household Cavalry, the Heavy Cavalry (Dragoon Guards and Dragoons), and Light Cavalry (the Light Dragoons and Hussars). K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University, Rhode Island, so it is quite a coup to be able to select 101 for this book. The only change was the headgear, black shako with imperial eagle, white cord and brass chin straps, with tricolor cockade atop and green and red plume. The cuirass had front and back plates made of polished steel and had leather straps with brass scales, brass studs and fittings and the cuirass lining was edged with white in all regiments. None the less with it's background information leading into the Napoleonic period, this is a very good book to read.

M1797 uniforms were still in use in May 1808: green lapels, turnbacks, and cuffs; cream collar; and brass buttons.They wore a brass cuirass and a brass helmet with a red woolen crest named chenille (caterpillar, in French), a sealskin turban, black leather visor and brass chin scales. All the major nations involved in the conflict, France, Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia, are covered in detail, and there is a section on the uniforms and contributions of the smaller forces, including those from America, Spain, Italy and Saxony. Next you have the history of various countries starting with France which tells of the uniform changes and development and includes each part of the army: infantry, cavalry and the artillery. Period 'Housewife' includes period pack of needles and some buttons, hand made in period cloths, no two the same.

I'd guess Austria and Russia were on the dull side, and France was sometimes flashy with those panther saddle coats.

Their brass buttons were gilt, they had epaulettes according to their rank, and, on duty, they had a gilt gorget with a silver badge, generally a crowned eagle.

Instead, pompoms coloured red, sky blue, orange, and violet were issued for the first company of each squadron. He also habitually wore (usually on Sundays) the blue uniform of a colonel of the Imperial Guard Foot Grenadiers (blue with white facings and red cuffs). British Napoleonic Hussar Pantaloons - blackhigh grade black woolintricate gold braidingfront fall trousersbutton bracesleather stirrup straps1 front pocketleather tie at back of waistband to tighten waist . Besides its obvious usages as a photo reference for painting Napoleonic miniatures, it gives great color scheme inspiration for use in other eras as well. K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, where they currently reside.They wore a tall bearskin cap with a visor, topped by a red round cloth patch nicknamed cul-de-singe ("monkey bottom") with a white grenade embroidered on it. Sappers wore bearskin caps with red cords, plumes, and a back panel with a white cross, red epaulettes, red crossed axes on the upper sleeves, and a white or buff apron. Part Three shows the commonalties of the infantry and considers the uniform appropriate to each regiment, such as those of the Drummers and Highland Regiments, as well as their tartans. They wore a bearskin cap with a brass plate stamped with a flaming grenade on the front, red cords and plume, and a red back patch with a white cross. The images in the book are all contemporary watercolour copies of the original prints and are reproduced with permission of the Anne S.