Redcoat 1812
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Canadian Voltigeurs and a Kahnawake warrior prepare to defend Lacolle Mills. Painting by Gerry Embleton [ Source ].
On their heads were light bearskin caps and on their shoulders was a fringe made of black cotton. Also as you can see, Voltigeurs wore grey trousers not breeches. As a light infantry unit, the Canadian Voltigeurs were essentially a grey version of the green rifle corps, hence why officers wore that color instead. Militiaman, Lower Canada Sedentary Militia, With the exception of the musket and white or black crossbelts which were issued by the British army, militiamen from Lower Canada would have worn their civilian clothing.
If you remember my Voyageur and Coureur de Bois post from a few weeks back, you will see that the indigenous-inspired clothes of the New France-era Voyageur was now widespread among male citizens in Lower Canada. No civilian clothes for them! A replica of the 19th Light Dragoons jacket circa Using the example of the 19th Light Dragoons cavalry units were more limited during this war , their uniforms consisted of dark blue jackets with yellow collars and cuffs and braided with hussar -style cords.
Their breeches were made of white leather.
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When mounted they had black boots on; when on foot they had black knee gaiters instead. Officers wore the same uniform as regulars, however their clothes were made of finer material.
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You can imagine how popular that was with British soldiers. This new look did not appear on the battlefield until and you can read more about the changes here. A dark blue jacket, white breeches or trousers, black shoes and a black bi-corn hat made up the basics of the uniform.
Jackets were made from superfine wool and would have gold thread trimming along the edges. Depending on their rank they may or may not have had white lapels and the highest ranks would have had gold lace on the bottom of their sleeves as well as golden epaulets. Under the jacket would have been a light, collarless white shirt. Also largely in blue and white were artillery soldiers. The British Artillery and the Canadian Gunners are an example of this, however their jackets had red collars, shoulder straps, and cuffs. If they wore white breeches, their gaiters would have been black.
Otherwise, they would have worn grey trousers with black boots. Across their chest was a white crossbelt with a brass buckle. The noncommissioned officer's red coat issued under the warrant of , was dyed with a mixture of madder-red and cochineal to produce a "lesser scarlet"; brighter than the red worn by other ranks but cheaper than the pure cochineal dyed garment purchased by officers as a personal order from military tailors.
This was a more expensive process but produced a distinctive colour that was the speciality of 18th-century English dyers. The Bolivian Colorados Regiment wear red tunics on ceremonial occasions - colorado means red in Spanish. The Brazilian Marine Corps also wear red coats as part of their ceremonial uniforms. The combined Danish-Norwegian army wore red uniforms from the 17th century until Norway entered union with Sweden in Most Danish Army infantry, cavalry and artillery regiments continued to wear red coats until they were replaced by dark blue service tunics in The modern Danish Royal Life Guards still wears the historic red tunics on special ceremonial occasions.
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The Irish Brigade of the French Army wore red coats supposedly to show their origins and continued loyalty to the cause of Jacobitism. Red coats were also worn by the Swiss Guard and other Swiss mercenary regiments in the French Army from the midth to early 19th centuries. The North African spahi regiments wore red jackets until disbanded in The name derived from the colour of their shirts or loose fitting blouses, as complete uniforms were beyond the financial resources of the Italian patriots.
All branches of the Paraguayan Army wore red jackets or blouses during the War of the Triple Alliance The Royal Polish Guards Polish: Gwardia Piesza Koronna , during the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , wore a red cloth jacket with white lapels and a blue or turquoise vest. During the colder seasons, all soldiers were given red coats, similar to those of the contemporary British army, made of wool.
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The value of drab clothing was quickly recognised by the British Army, who introduced khaki drill for Indian and colonial warfare from the midth century on. Their breeches were made of white leather. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The ceremonial full dress uniforms for regiments of the Canadian Militia was maintained after it was reorganized into the Canadian Army in However some regiments were subsequently able to obtain the reintroduction of historic facing colours that had been uniquely theirs. Views Read Edit View history.
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