they had swine feathers http://www.figuren-modellbau.de/glossar/schweinsfedern.jpg Anteil der bayrischen Armee an den Feldzügen in Piemont 1691 bis 1696. Bearbeitet von Leonhard Winkler. München 1886-87. 1. Theil - Feldzugsjahr 1691 [...] Die beiden Infanterieregimenter waren mit Schweinsfedern und ...
This picture shows uniforms etc from "the last third of the XVIIth century", i.e. 1667 - 1700. So now ....... another one: French Officer c. 1696 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QlVRfDC7rs/SIxiYe37HtI/AAAAAAAABDE/qKfuChZOlUs/s1600/05-533910.jpg maybe this one helps and in the Anne S.K. Brown collection e...
But in a english spoken forum it would be a good idea to write in the language the majority can read That's the way it is 8) On we go: "An ordinance of 1672 forbade officers to wear gold or silver on their clothes or saddleclothes. As mentioned above, on the 26th of March in 1698 at the Camp de Com...
Maybe I can help you, Raif. The officers were dressed conform with their corps. All units had hats bordered in silver (white) or gold (yellow) with cockades attached to the agraffes around the buttons. This is confirmed by the report in the Mercure Galant *1). *1) Mercure Galant 1698 : L'Infanterie ...
It was during the Campaigns in Italy between 1691 and 1696, at least for the regiments in Italy (Steinau, Liferegiment). Campaign of 1692: "Both regiments received new hats in triangular/3-sided form just before departure, like the ones which had been bought before in Turin" Source: Anteil der bayer...
Not only because Maximilian of Bavaria was a relative of Vittorio Amadeo II of Savoy he supported him with soldiers during the 9 years war. A Bavarian contingent marched to Northern Italy and participated in the campaigns of 1691 to 1696. The were too late for Staffarda, but notably the infantry reg...
@Dragone Giallo but I didn't have much luck beside discovering that the Balthazar's regiment had grey uniforms and probably blue facings. That's new to me - where did you find it ? Maybe you could provide the source. The Huguenot foot regiments - well, that's another story. I've read a lot about the...