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by Ronan the Librarian » Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:02 pm
Hi,
Gardes de Cologne - Bavarian blue coats; red cuffs/lining; white waistcoat and breeches; grey stockings; black neckcloth; yellow buttons and hat lace; cockade white/blue.
Gardes de Baviere (assuming this is merely a French translation of the name) - Bavarian blue coats, waistcoats and breeches; white cuffs, hat lace and button lace; light grey gaiters; neckcloth red.
The reason for the similarity in uniform is that both the archbishop/prince-elector of Cologne and the Duke of Bavaria came from the Wittelsbach family.
If you need more details, you will need to purchase a couple of CDs -
MILITARY UNIFORMS OF THE ELECTORATE OF COLOGNE by Robert Hall, and
THE ARMY OF THE BLUE KING, by Anton Hoffman.
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