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by Friedrich August I. » Sun Mar 05, 2017 11:31 pm
Hi Ronan,
I am sure Dan will chime in as soon as he notice your question.
The Saxons wore a "Collar" made of yellow (Elk?)-Leather starting, I believe, with the date of the standing Army 1680 until the Napoleonic Wars (1806-09) when they are replaced in 1810 by actual cloth uniforms.
By Order of the Elector in 1695 all Infantry should get the Red Coat like the Leib Regiment instead of the previously used grey white coat. I could not find any reference when the Horse Regiments got their Red coats.
But very often the Collar was worn without the red coats.
The Tricorne "arrived" in the Saxon ranks arround 1706 to 1708 after the departure of the Swedes from Saxony.
Hope that helps,
Günter
„Macht Euch Euren Dregg alleene“
"Sort your filth out by yourself!" The King of Saxony Friedrich August III., at his abdication 1918, referred to the quarrels in the parliament and the squabbling within the provisional government.