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French and Allied Army - Cavalry trooper mounted

  • Product Code: FA11
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£1.18

This product is sold in two unpainted metal parts, rider and horse.

Additional Images.

1. Illustration by Michel Provost. From left to right. Imperial Guard Horse Artilleryman. Chasseur d'Afrique. 5th Hussars. 

2. The whole French Intervention in Mexico French and Allied Army range.


FRENCH CAVALRY UNIFORM

·         Chasseurs D’Afrique. Sky-blue tunic with yellow collar patches and white metal buttons. Red sash. Trousers madder red with black false boots and a narrow sky-blue          stripe (later broad double stripe). Tall red kepi with sky-blue band, black peak and chin strap. Worn with off-white havelock and pompom (Royal blue 1st squadron, red         2nd, 3rd green, sky-blue 4th, yellow 5th, orange 6th) over a tricolour cockade. White leather equipment. Black plain cartridge box. M1822 cavalry sabre with gilt basket and         steel scabbard.  Officer. As above except sky-blue dolman with black braid, yellow cuffs and silver sleeve knots. Silver braid on kepi. Horse Equipment. Black leather         harness. Light grey horse blanket, light grey or grey-blue valise.

·         12th Chasseurs a Cheval. Dark green Dolman with rows of black braiding, black trim and silver buttons (in field plain green with red collar tab). Fur cap with gilt front   cord and black cap lines and chin strap. Red over green plume over red roundel. Field madder red kepi with green lower band, black chin strap and white piping worn   with off-white havelock. Madder red trousers with wide double green stripe and black false boots. White leather equipment. Black sabretache with gilt eagle. Sabre as   above. Officer. Silver braid on sleeves and silver roundel below plume. Horse Equipment. Black leather harness. Dark green saddlecloth with plain red border. Green   valise with red piping.

·         5th Hussars. Dark blue Dolman with rows of white brading and trimmed with white lace. Red collar and pointed cuffs both trimmed with white lace. Fur cap with white   over red plume above a red roundel. Gilt chinstrap. Madder red trousers with white/dark blue/white broad stripe and black false boots. White leather equipment. Black   sabretache with gilt eagle. Sabre as above. Officer. Silver lace. Horse Equipment. As for Chasseurs a Cheval.


Sources. ‘Historische Uniformen, 19.Jahrhundert’ Liliane and Fred Funcken, Mosaik Verlag, 1982. (also available in French language text). The colour uniform plates in this book are beautiful. Despite the non-English text it is possible to muddle through! ‘French Army Regiments and Uniforms’ W.A. Thorburn, Arms and Armour Press, 1969. ‘The Mexican Adventure’ Men-at-Arms 272, Rene Chartrand, Osprey,1994.