Light horses - National regiments

Monday 11 May 2009
by frederic pouvesle

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Regiment of national guard raised in 1812 and transferred in line as 7th Light Horses regiment in 1813. Each of the six field squadrons has a company of skirmishers.

Light horses

  • Short tailed single breasted coat of dark green cloth, closed by nine buttons. Red open collar. White metal shoulder scales on scarlet backing. Red piping on front of coat. Red rounded cuffs with side slit piped red closed by four buttons. Green turnbacks trimmed red. White buttons.
  • Red then green waistcoat. Green breeches and black hungarian boots (with green lace and tassel for skirmishers).
  • Black felt shako with black leather top and bottom band and side V bearing a brass crowned oval plate stamped with royal cipher over a brass band. White drooping plume (green upright plume for skirmishers) over national cockade with white strap. White cords and flounders. Black leather peak and neck guard, brass trim to peak. Brass chinscales.
  • Black leather harness. Hungarian saddle with red schabraque trimmed with white lace. White cloth cipher in rear corners. Red cloth squared portmanteau laced white.
  • Other details as line light horses.

Officers, NCOs and trumpeters
As line light horses.


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