According to a poem called "The Remembrance or the Progress of Lord Portmore's Regiment", which was in Dutch service from 1701 to 1717 the entire regiment wore caps in stead of hats, and the grenadiers had caps added with ornaments, being a grenade and a cannon. You can find more info in dutch : her...

There's another one in the Vinkhuijzen collection as well.

This is the first one I could find from the top of my head: http://www.collectie.legermuseum.nl/strategion/strategion/i004966.html A page from the dutch army museum, showing a 1688 drummer of the Gelderland regiment van Wijnbergen, with a simple wooden drum with the coat of arms of the Province of G...

According to an article in Armentaria 15, both types, the miter and fur cap were used up to 1700. A 1690 print of William's dutch pace in het Loo, seems to show a grenadier with a mitre. According to the article the Dutch Guards had a fur cap. Full article can be found here (in dutch) http://www.goo...

Sailor as in "employed on a dutch paid ship" or as in "Marine"?

Gentlefolk, I am going to show my ignorance here and ask what regiments the cavalry could be used for? All the French cavalry I have seen had grey or blue coats. Who would have worn buff? Regards, Jim Some dutch troops might. http://www.historischespelenwoerden.nl/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/schoolp...

Dfogleman2 wrote:I believe "camisol" means the waistcoat.

I believe you are right.

Some very broad questions, so some broad answers. 1) Check out the Williamite Universe Website. The have a special section on the military aspects: http://www.let.uu.nl/ogc/William/military.htm 2) Yes. No. Sometimes. Depending on the money of the colonel. Uniforms started in the 1690's. 3) There was...

I have posted an article on Ekeren,based upon an article in Mars et Historia here:

http://rampjaar.blogspot.com/2009/07/ekeren-1703.html