French Peninsular cavalry

Started by rangerdad, 12 January 2018, 11:21:04 AM

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14 January 2018, 09:51:38 AM #15 Last Edit: 14 January 2018, 09:57:06 AM by fsn
Quote from: Terry37 on 13 January 2018, 05:53:42 PM
Re the 13th Cuirassiers, I have them planned for my Spanish in Spain. One nice aspect is that they wore unique wine colored facings.
Didn't the 14th wear the same?

Interesting here is that wikipedia says the 13th rode white and grey horses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_La_Grande_Arm%C3%A9e#Cuirassiers
I now suspect everything on wikipedia.
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