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The pantalon rouge were adopted by the French Army on 26 July 1829, to encourage the rose madder dye-growing industry in France. [3] [4] By the 20th century the synthetic dye alizarin, imported from Germany, was used to colour the cloth of the pantalons rouge. The French infantry wore the same pattern of trouser from 1867 to 1914. [5]
Until the end of 1914 the capote was produced in dark blue cloth and the breeches were red (pantalon rouge). [4] These highly visible uniforms were replaced in early 1915 by light blue/grey (bleu horizon) uniforms for metropolitan troops and khaki for colonial troops. [5] French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme, 1916
Pantalon rouge; U. Uniforms of La Grande Armée This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 23:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
26 July – Red trousers (pantalon rouge) adopted as standard Army uniform. [4] [5] 17 November – Jules de Polignac becomes president of the council of ministers. Barthélemy Thimonnier invented the "sewing machine"
During his second term of office, Berteaux devoted himself to the reform of the French army service uniform, which included red trousers (pantalon rouge) and blue coats for the majority of regiments, as well as other traditional features such as plumed helmets and cuirasses for the heavy cavalry.
All types of garments for the lower body which divide into two parts, one for each leg. Compare with the categories for Skirts and Dresses, which do not divide.For one-piece garments which include trousers or shorts for the lower part (like an overall), see One-piece suits.
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After visiting the Balkans and seeing the advantage held by Bulgarians in their inconspicuous uniforms, Messimy also proposed replacing the red kepi and pantalon rouge (red trousers) worn by the French Army since 1830 by a grey-blue or grey-green uniform (the British Army had recently switched from scarlet to khaki and the Germans from blue to ...