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by danschorr » Sat Jan 17, 2015 2:36 pm
I apologize for resurrecting this thread, but I want to correct and hopefully clarify a few points.
Firstly, I was wrong when I stated that the three Danish cavalry regiments serving in Ireland and Flanders during the Nine Years War wore the cuirass. They did not.
Secondly, with respect to the use of the cuirass and buff coats by Danish cavalry during the War of Spanish Succession, I contacted both Torstein Snorrason and Karsten Skjold Petersen on this issue. Snorrason remains convinced that the cuirass and buff coat were worn by the cavalry units of the Auxiliary Corps. Petersen, on the other hand, admitted he did not know. He never investigated the issue.
The 1707 issue of cuirass and buff coat pertained only to those cavalry units remaining in Denmark. Once the cavalry units were accepted into service by the Maritime Powers, the English and Dutch were responsible for their upkeep, including replacing uniforms and equipment, not Denmark. The 1710 issue was to replace losses from the Scanian Campaign and the Battle of Helsinborg, as well as equipping dragoon regiments with the cuirass, including the three Norwegian dragoon regiments; although, it is doubtful the latter ever used them.
I hope this provides some clarity to the issue of cuirass and buff coat.
Regards,
Dan