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French sailor in uniform, early 20th century. Regulations of 27 March 1858 introduced the blue-and-white marinière to the French Navy's official uniform for seamen, describing it thus: Le corps de la chemise devra compter 21 rayures blanches, chacune deux fois plus large que les 20 à 21 rayures bleu indigo.
Horse carabinier's uniform before 1809 Horse carabinier as of 1809. The corps of Carabiniers was a group of heavy cavalry originally created by Louis XIV.From 1791 to 1809, their uniforms consisted of a blue coat with a blue piped red collar, red cuffs, lapels and turnbacks with white grenades, red epaulettes with edged white straps, red cuff flaps for the 1st Regiment, blue piped red for the ...
Imperial Guard – Until 1939 the Cavalry of the Imperial Guard wore a French-style parade uniform consisting of a dark-blue tunic with red Brandenburg braiding, a red kepi and red breeches. The red kepi had a white plume with a red base. Off-duty members wore a dark blue tunic with 5 rows of black mohair froggings and dark blue breeches with a ...
During the 19th and early 20th centuries the Fusiliers marins wore the standard dark blue or white uniforms of the French navy. When serving on land during the Franco-Prussian War and World War I the capotes (greatcoats) of the regular French infantry were adopted, together with leggings and leather campaign equipment.
Horizon blue is a colour name which is well remembered because it was used for the blue-grey uniforms of French metropolitan troops from 1915 through 1921. This name for a shade of blue which refers to the indefinable colour which separates the sky from the earth, had been previously used in the world of fashion , and has been since then.
The waistbelt was designed after the light cavalry's design. The musicians wore similar uniforms to the infantry but instead wore a lighter blue than the infantry's dark blue. The officers wore navy blue uniforms like their infantry counterparts, but had an aiguillette draped across the right shoulder. On the left shoulder they had a golden ...
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A plate showing the uniform of a U.S. Army first sergeant, circa 1858, influenced by the French army. The military uniforms of the Union Army in the American Civil War were widely varied and, due to limitations on supply of wool and other materials, based on availability and cost of materials. [1]