The first such Regiment to be mechanised, the 11th Hussars, therefore looked for an alternative type of head-dress that would be better suited to the new working environment of the cavalry. …

Apr 13, 2010 · Does anyone have an image of the dress uniform of this regiment? When they were issued with cherry-red trousers and, I think, short jackets, the sight of them on horseback …

Uniforms of the French Hussars: 1804 - 1813. By Tim Reese. Contemporary illustrations often leave much to be desired in the way of detail and clarity. I therefore developed a technique …

The new uniform consisted of a fur busby with crimson bag, blue dolman and pelisse and crimson trousers with double yellow stripes. The colour of the trousers, adopted from the Saxe-Coburg …

When first authorised, it was to be in blue with gold Russia braid edging on the flaps, crown and peak. Exceptions were the 11th with crimson, the 13th with the white body and top and the …

The regimental distinctions are the collar badges, the crimson top edge of the pugri on his helmet, and a white lanyard on the left shoulder. This is the uniform worn in the photo of the 11th On …

He wears the uniform that was introduced after the Crimean War to answer the criticisms that uniforms were impractical on active service. The short jacket worn in the Crimea had proved to …

Private's Full Dress Uniform Dark blue tunic, the edges traced round with yellow worsted braid. The same braid was used to form six rows across the chest at the level of the six brass ball …

In the case of hussars, the belt was worn under the tunic and fitted with two brass loops on the left side because hussars still carried the sabretache until 1888 (NCOs until 1901). Some senior …

Other hussar regiments had plainer versions without the chest braid. It was worn with pillbox cap and full dress pouchbelt. see Officer in stable dress c1895 During the early period of the 11th's …

The 11th Hussars was one of the most illustrious cavalry regiments of the British army. It was raised in 1715 as a regiment of dragoons and took part in most of the major wars and …

Officer's pelisse worn by Lieutenant Walter Stephens Brinkley, 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars, 1848 (c) Both officers and men of hussar regiments wore the pelisse, or over jacket, …

The crimson or cherry colour of the 11th is evident in the trousers, busby-bag, shabraque, sabretache and bridle throat plume. The bridle is richly adorned with gilt or brass bosses at all …