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In the British Army it was the so-called French pattern shako (1855–1861), [25] the quilted shako (1861–1869) [26] and a last shako model (1869–1878), as lower and more ornamented version intended to be worn on parades only. The last two shako models were made of dark blue cloth mounted on a cork base. [27]
4th Hussar Regiment at the Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807. Vive l'Empereur! by Édouard Detaille, 1891. An officer of the 4th Hussar Regiment in 1840. The 4th Hussar Regiment (4e régiment de hussards) is a hussar regiment in the French Army, raised and embodied in 1783 and still in existence.
The fourteen French hussar regiments were an exception to this rule – they wore the same relatively simple uniform, with only minor distinctions, as the other branches of French light cavalry. This comprised a shako, light blue tunic and red breeches. [ 59 ]
The uniform of the Horse artillery of the line was made of a hussar-style blue coat with red braids, red cuffs and brass buttons. They wore blue piped red hussar-style breeches, black hussar boots and a black shako with red cords and plume. Troopers of the Horse Artillery could wear a simplified version that was very similar to that of the Foot.
The 5th Hussar Regiment was formed under the Ancien Régime. It was the last regiment created under the monarchy. It was the last regiment created under the monarchy. It particularly distinguished itself during the American Revolutionary War .
The difference between regimental types was limited to the collar and facing tabs, madder for the chasseurs, and sky-blue for the hussars. To replace the shako, a dozen helmets were tested between 1879 and 1913 in several hussar and chasseur regiments: initially of the "policeman" type, or with crest, in leather (sufficient to protect against ...
The Chasseurs on Horse of the Young Guard, (officially created in 1815 as the 2nd Regiment of Chasseurs on Horse of the Imperial Guard and nicknamed the Hussars-Eclaireurs), were a light cavalry unit of the Imperial Guard, formed by Napoleon I and serving in the French army from 1813 to 1814, as well as during the Hundred Days.
The Éclaireurs of the Guard (French: Éclaireurs de la Garde) was a Corps of cavalry scouts of the French Imperial Guard, which included three cavalry regiments created by Napoleon when he reorganised the Imperial Guard following the disaster of the French invasion of Russia. [1] The Corps was created in Article I of the decree of 4 December ...