British Napoleonic Uniforms

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Administered separately by the Board of Ordnance, the artillery had 40 companies in four battalions of Foot Artillery, 10 companies in the Invalid Battalion, two independent companies in India and a Company of Cadets. The fabric of the belt itself is in regimental colours, either a single colour or striped along its length (the origin of these combinations is often traditional, derived from historic uniform colours and facings, and may coincide with the design of a particular unit's TRF). Prior to the English Civil War of 1642–51 the only significant instances of uniform dress in British military culture occurred in small bodyguard units, notably the Yeoman of the Guard. British regular infantry and artillery regiments formed the core of the East India Company army serving under the command of British general Lord Cornwallis. As a rule, the same basic design and colour of uniform is worn by all ranks of the same regiment (albeit often with increased embellishment for higher ranks).

Created for one of our clients to his specification this Prussian Pelise is circa 1815, this is a collectors quality garment made in military grade wool with silver russia lace and real fur.

The fur is bought in especially for this item it is a long, very fine goat hair that is very similiar to the original fur used (frankly it is as close as you can get nowadays). Additionally, corporal punishment was removed for a large number of petty offences (while it was still retained for serious derelictions of duty) and the Shorncliffe System for light infantry was established in 1803, teaching skirmishing, self-reliance and initiative. Light cavalry regiments wear a lace crossbelt in place of the sash, while Rifle regiments wear a polished black leather crossbelt, as do the Special Air Service [16] and Royal Army Chaplains Department (who have a unique pattern of tunic that features an open step collar instead of a stand collar).

Wellington in particular was highly unimpressed by the quality and intelligence of many of his cavalry officers. The Intelligence Corps, SAS and SRR have never had a design of full dress, and the SAS nor SRR had a design for mess dress.Earlier in the day, in what marks a historic change in the history of one of the Batteries from the Regiment – 4/73 (Sphinx) Battery, the traditional dark blue beret of the Royal Artillery was replaced with a khaki-coloured beret. Officers of Highland regiments wore a crimson silk sash worn from the left shoulder to the right hip. It was found too heavy for wear in summer, the sunnier climate of Southern Europe (like the Mediterranean Theatre) or in tropical or jungle climates (like the Pacific Theatre). That trend was reversed during the Crimean War with the adoption of looser fitting tunics and more practical headdresses.