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simon boulton
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Post by simon boulton » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:25 pm

Here's some extra info on the Jacobite Irish uniforms that I've come across that hopefully might be of interest.

Lord Clare's dragoons were known as the yellow dragoons, this could be because they wore yellow/buff coloured coats or had a red coat with yellow facings.

There was an irish regt of foot in French service called Berwick because its colonel was James Fitzjames, illigitimate son of James II and Duke of Berwick. It was formed in 1698 from the remnants of the kings dismounted dragoon regt of James II army in exile. Now, its seems reasonable to me, that the uniform colours (red with whire cuffs) could have been worn by a Jacobite dragoon regt, possobly maxwells, in Ireland before going into exile were it was dismounted and renamed the Kings regt.

There was also a cavalry regt in the French army called Fitzjames, this was created in 1698 from the Kings regt of Horse under Dominic Sheldon. Again, it seems reasonable to assume that this was created from a previous Jacobite regt of Horse. In 'From pike to shot' the regulations of 1690 list it as wearing red coats with green cuffs, saddle cloth red with green trim but larer info shows red coat with blue cuffs, red saddlecloth with yellow trim.

Best wishes, Simon
simon boulton
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Post by simon boulton » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:26 pm

It should of course, be white cuffs for Berwick!
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uhh

Post by Guest » Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:36 pm

Okay if you say so. :D
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