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Almansa Regiment 1808


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6./ZG26_Loke
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S! Spanish friends.

 

I have for a long time now, been trying to find out how the uniform soldiers from the Almansa Regiment looked like, when they were in Denmark as Napoleons auxiliary troops in 1808.
Initially I believe it was the M-1805 yellow dragoon uniform, with blue collars. See pic 1.

Later I found that they still wore the old green hussar uniform. See pic 2.

My question is.
Was the collar on the green uniform already blue as seen in picture 2, or was it red as in picture 3?
I know that the Villa Viciosa regiment who were with the Almansa regiment wore red collars on their green uniforms.

If someone of you know I'll be happy. If not, I would appreciate it if you could point me in the correct direction to find out, maybe a museum, a re-enact group or what ever.

Reason it has my big interest, is that my 5 X great-grandfather were such a soldier. He came from Alcázar de San Juan, but ended with being left behind in Denmark, after a Danish husars horse kicked him and broke his leg. While he was in medical care, the British navy sailed all his comrades back to Spain.

 

dragon-regimiento-almansa.jpg

Hussar-02.jpg

Almansa dragoon.jpg

6./ZG26_Loke
Posted

Yes Custard. It's for the yellow M-1805 uniform (pic 1).

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