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MEN-AT-ARMS SERIEB

MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES E D I T O R : hI.\R?'iS

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of the 5+@$0konicWar5 T~X 4)'I O T T O V O N P I V K A CokourPla/~sby M I C H A E L R O F F E

O S P R E Y P L ' B L I S H I S G 1,131 ITI-:I)

Published in 1975 1,y C h p r v y Ptl t ) l i \ l ~ i ~Lt ~~ c l .I 2-1 4 L ( > ~ i:\err. c Lt~r~rlotl I\'C:-E qLP Xlrmhcr C:olnpnny of' t h e Gcorgr Philip Group C:opyrighr I g 7 5 Osprey Publishing Lid

'This honk i q copyriqht under the Rernr Cunvrntirm. rZlI riqhtr r e s ~ n ~ eApart d. rrnm

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SOURCES USED I N ' r H R PRT,Pi\R,2TTO!V OF THIS ROOK

Condr de C:lon;~rd y 'lTilleqas, ,,llhvm r h In G h n l t t t m IIs/~nfioln. , .llblrnr dr In In(;lntmin Frjtnffoln. ~ . ' I I / / P?on ~ (It b!i)zt~n~rt -1, aYivtf Er/(irnp(t~d t D ~ t ~ ~ r t t s ! r /OT fi~r rrurr8or 1,'lrif;)rmrf qP nn h t l n ci todo r l Exto dc Erpaifrr wgtrtl ~t /rwl!tt~c~ Rqy/firn~n/odr/ .Ino dt 1806. Gnrldard and Booth. R ~ p r r s ~ r t / a ! l xo noJ / h ~IJrinript7I I.,.ttr~>pr.nn.-!rrn i p s . ,jnr~rtrnloJ ~ J I P.I'nrir!y .Vnj)njlnf~orlir. l i n r ~ t r untl [ Siry, IIunrSl~rrrhrlv~ I h ! f i ~ r l l ~ L r r r ~ d t . I,ir1111;1~1 H l ~ r n I ~ t -Jr, ~P ~ ~ I I T I ! / ~ I I rn/,.$ d~ t '. ! r n h F ~ f l n r uif, t I-oI~~rrlt* \'. O m ; ~ r l .C:hxrlru, Hirtoti. of the P ~ t r i t t i ~ t l nIl'nr. r 7 El( R ~ y u o l d,~I l ~ ~ n ~ ~ sF.r ~ i p t S~lllr.C:nrnrl ~ i n dChristian. C'ltijoln7~~1 nlle irr Hnrnhl~r,~ ,:tt3ir r l h ? ~I 806 11vi1 181,y,qrrilt,\. a crown on its licl. I n f i ~ n t acleI ' Purple Purplr. Purplc YrFlow Unrohin~1-osdp Llnt.n: ills fbr the Rcnl Rri,.qndo Rry Purplr Purplr Purplv IYhitc Guarrliasde Corps but with f01lowin~diIfcrenctr;- de la Rryna moustaches, no cc14inq to red cnllar o r laprls; d r l Principe*(r ) Purplr- \Thite P ~ r r p l c k ' r l l o ~ . P~irplr M ' h i t ~ Purple it'hitc dark blue c u f T ~cdged whitc. whitr cdgirly to cle Soria lateral pocket f l a p . no edging to rerl waistmat; dc I.? \Vhitcs Purple Purple 'Ii'hirr Princrsa , silvrr grenade hadyes on turnbacks.

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Liqht Rlur I . i ~ h t Light Rluc Hluc White Liqht Rlur~ ll'hite 1,iqht Rluc Liqht 1,ighr Blur Rl tie I,iqht Rlue

laxara O r a n ~ eO r a n g r clr ~ a l l o r r a ' " ~Orilngc IIrhitr dc Lron O r a n ~ \\'hit(: r clr Araqon , \l'hizr* O r a n q r

ctc :\srurias

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Ijlack Rlack

dc Granacl;~'

dr Cordov:~' rlc Guada-

Rl;tck

Orange M'hitr Oranqr Yellow Oran,qe lf hizt Orange \'\'hi t r

Each r r g j r n ~ n tbore its rrqirnrntiil title nn i t ? h z ~ttons : scrqrsant%wore red it.aist s a s h e ~~\.i 7 h red L.iqht Y ~ I I O \ ~ ~ tasscl~,ciflicers red waist saqhrs with gold tassels. Grtcn cpaulettrq accordinq to rank in t h r hlr ttnn cnlnur 1.ig.h t M'hite and gilt gorqcts. Grenadiers wort hcarskin c a p GI-ren ~ v i t hfront platrs and caloured h a ~ arcording s to IAigIlt Ycllow rcgirnent ; brass match cages on thrir hanclnIirr~, C"J I.een ~ahreswith red fist knots. Ligll t \\'hikc Rarrack drpss was a white hraqr cap ~ . i t h Green piping anrl headhand in the facing coIour nnrl Liqh t 'EVhite I I R ~ ~ C S t,ar\.inq ~ ' i t 1 1rcyimcnt ; white u*xistcnaltr Cretn w i t h ~ l r r v c which s were 1act.d nn 1n the bod? t\.ith srcl Inccs. white brccrhes and sandals. : l c c o r d i n ~ Dark Ycllnw to contemporary prints all ranks smoked cigarrrtrs hlue on almost all occasions! nark \l.'Ilitc T ~L P < ~ hfnfin!ry l blue Dark Yrllnw Thrst. twrlf,e reqimcnts ~ V O T Pdark hlue coats OF Line Infantrv c u t with farincs shown on thecollar. blue Dark 1I'hitr I ~ p r l s .cufFk, cuff' flaps, turn hack^ a n d shouldrr I3luc strap rdainq. lI7aistcoats and hl-eeclles wrrc 1%-hite,qairrrs short and black. helts whitr. It'hite .I'll. * = tdqtd in r h brinq ~ colnt~r

Primrro d e .hagon Primcro de Calalufia S e ~ u n d nde Caralufia Tarragona Gcrona Srqundo dr= Barcelona Sexundo d e Ara~on Prirnrro de Barcr lona Cazadores de Barhaqt ro Vxlencia Clampa-Major

Red

Red

Red

Yellow Ycllow Yrllow Yrllow Dark Yrllow hlue Dark Yrllnw YelIow blue Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Dark Yellow hlue Red Dark Rccl hlue Dark Yellow Ycllow hlue nark Red Rrd blue Purple Purple Purplr Purple Dark Purple blue Dark Purple Purplc blue

Whitc

YeIlow Yellow Yellow

IThi te tt'hite M'hite fl'hite White I\'hitt. 12'hitr

Jt'hitc

T1te Srtjir r l n f i n ~ r yRr~imentr: 1111 rrgirnents worc the same uniform, being distinguishrcl only by the n u m b e r on their whitc buttons. The hicorns umereplain with a white loop a n d button: red within white cockadc and a pompon above this cockadc (probahtv in the reximental colourl. T h e coat was dark hlue with red collar. plain round cuffs, laprls, turnhacks and shoulder straps all edged in whitc; red pocket-flap rclging. long turnhack3 for all ranks with dark hlur heartshaped badge3 eclgrcl in whitr. M'hite waistcoat and hreechcs, black gaiters with black buttons, white belts.

FOII,A r t i / l ~ g l Bicnrns : with yrllolv (grlld) edging, ycllow loop and button, red cockade. nark blut: coat, dark blue l a p ~ l srdged rrcl, ~ e c collar l with yrllow (gold) y e n a d c haclqr, rcd cufrs, dark hluc, thret- painted cuff flaps with three huttons. red turnharks with yrlIow (gold) fleur-dr-lis kadqes. red ed~ccI,vertical pockrt flaps. Officers .\X.

* =rclgcd

in whi t t

Officer and csrabineros of the Villa Yiciosa Light Dragmas: After becoming a light dragoon regiment the Villa Yiciosa Regiment s e c r i v d the hussar-type uniform shown here; green with red fasings, bag and plume to bushy; PIite company white buttons, lace and epaulrttcs. The officer'sabre scabbard i+ brass, his cafih f f r c ~ nwith red and white striped knots. The two Carahinern* a m from 'normal' sqnarlrons and thus wear shako+;in barrack dress, as here, they wear their yellow waistcoats with f a c i n ~shown only on i b e cuff*. The shako plume is in a black oilskin cover and the red cockade i+at the front bottom hand of the shako. T h e greatcoats are green

wcar gold rpaulettes and cars! c u w r d sabres in black and gold sheaths e n black slin~s.\\'hitr. clnuble-hreastrd waistcuat and hrccclies. short

black boots.

H o r s ~A s f i l l ~ yBlack, : '~tovepipch'shako w i ~ hvcIlni\. corcls. tasscls. k'-ron~ plate and rap and bottom hands; red p l ~ i r n eo n top lert hand sirle. Shortltailcd [lark hlue coat, calours and badqrs as fnr t hr Foot Artillery. dark blue dou ble-breastrd waistcoat and breeches, short black hoots. sabrrc on white slings. EnLcinerr.r: Birorn with silver eclging. white loop and button. recl cnckadc and plumc; dark h l ~ i c , long-tailed coat with recl plain cuffs and turnhacks. purple lapels and collar with silver e d q i n ~ silver ; towrr collar hadqe. silver. loops 171 n n r a c h Iaprl. cilvcr epaulcttr-s ; rccl. douhlc-breasted waistcoat :

1 Rcy

I

la Rryna

1 Principe fantr Ic Borhnn Ir Parnesio l e :Ilcantara le Espafia

2

3

Yellow 1Vhite

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White Yellow White C\'hitc Whitc I.lrhitc Whi tc FYhitr

de Santiago

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12

TYhitr

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4

5 6 7 8 9

Trooperm, Re@miento Villa Viciosa: (Prom left to riqht) (a.) Trooper: Red plume d t h black base (carahhero) green breeches and rlolman, red facings, white lace and buttons, yellow waistcoat;brown s h ~ a t h and vandykd-leather booting to breeches. (h.) Trumpeter (centresquadrons): Red plume, dolman and breeches, yellow farings and waistcoat, otherwise as for trouper. ( c . ) Trooper (harrack dress):

Rvd hathand and piping, green, flopping peak

to

cap. The

hearlhand badp;e (the squadron

number '3' over a c r ~ s s e d sahrc and palm leafl and piping are white. Yellow weistcaat, red cuffs, Rrcen portmanrcnu over hi\ shoulder, otherwise as for figure (a,)(cl.) Oficer (centre squadrons):A5 for trooper hut with silver epeulettcs and lip;ht cavalry sabre in brass sheath

Rrcl* Light blue* * * Rrd* Whi ~e Red* Red** Green*** Purple*" Yellow** *

Rcd* Liqht

IJ~uc*** Rcd*

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CVhi tr Rrd" Rrds* Rrdl Yrllow Yellow* ** Rerl

blue* * * Purplr** * llrhitr

Purple*** PUTPIC*

Ked * Li%ht blue***

Fl-hicrb FYhitr

Red* It'hite Red* Red*" R.rd I

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Purple** Yrllow*** Liqhr ihluc* ** Purple*** Purple*

IYhitc F't'hitr

rl;trk hlnr brreclzes, short black honts; sahrc in black and silver sheath on white slings. O t h e r ranks (zaparlnrcs y minadores) rmre crrstecl black helmets with black turbans or a ~inlilarpattern to that then worn by ahc Rritish l i ~ h drayoon t reqfrnents.

The L i n ~Corwlcs: These twelve reqimt-nts worc dark hIur roats with f a c i n g shown on thr rollnr, cufls and lapcis ; rcd turnbacks. 'The plain rounrl cuffs had a row of flcur-dc-Iis a l o n ~the top, the collar badge was a rampant lion. The ibicorn had

a rviclc edqinq. loop a n d button in ~ h hr ~ ~ t t o n colour. red cock ad^. Saddle-furni t urr was dark blur with an erlginq in t h r button colour. BrIts wcrc white. crossed hanrloliers iricht t h r carhint.. lrft the c a r r r i d ~ rpouclil; a s~raiqht. heal?. ca\-airy sword, M'XS carrird on a whire waisrhrlt ovcr the yellow z-waiqtcoar. Yellow 11rerchr.s and cuffed heavy cavalr! hoots tviih hucklr-nn F P ~ I I - F .

T//rDro,qnnn Rq,~imrntc:These eiqht reqimrnts had white buttons, h i r ~ r nc d ~ i n g white ~. r d ~ i n q sIn

Artillery ofEcers, Regimienko de Eetremadura: Dark blue c o a t s , red fatinp, old buttons, epaulettes, hat trim, grenade collar badge*, sword hilt and knots. The left hand fiqure would appear to hclonq to the foot artillery (thus the infantry officer's pattern sword) and the riqht hand figure to thc horse artillery (thus the lisht cavalry fiahre bn bra55 sheath) ,*

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collar lapels. cnfb and cuff flaps. yellow coats, waistcnats anrl hrceches, yellow saddle-fi~miture ~ v i t hwhite ed4inq. Facings wrre shown on collar. laprls, cufk. cufr-flaps ancl pocket-flap cdqing. C:c~llarbadgc was a crossrd sabre and palm frond. Bclts whitc, ~ i x white buttonholes on each lapel.

Rr:qim~ntitI;Vrzm~ Collox Purple del R P ~ Oranzc d c !a Reyna Light blue d c Alrnansa Troopern from the cavalry R q i m i e n t e dc AIqarbe: The cap worn in barrack dress could apparently he worn in more than oneway. It resembles somewhat the style of the Portuguese infantry shako I D ~ Sr j. Hat, wltistcoar and breeches yellow, cap plate whitc, buttons and hclts white, sash red, cuffs hlue, stockings Eight blue. Dark hlue saddle furniture, white edqing, black harnesa

L n p ~ l r Cuffi Purple Orangc Eiyht blur

Re~irn~ntfll ,Vorn~ d r Pavia de Villa Viciosa de Sacunto de Kurnancia cfe 1-usitania

Collnr Yclloiv L i ~ hgreen t Yrllow Black Yellow

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