Uniforms of Russian army during the Napoleonic war - Vol. 11 by Aleksandr Vasilevich Viskovatov

Author:Aleksandr Vasilevich Viskovatov [Viskovatov, Aleksandr Vasilevich]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: pictorial, Russia, army, uniforms, Napoleon
Publisher: Soldiershop
Published: 2017-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

VI. GENDARME REGIMENT.

10 June 1815— The officers and lower ranks chosen from all Cavalry regiments to be Gendarmes [Zhandarmy] are directed to have a red arm band [perevyazka] on the right are to distinguish themselves from others (249).

30 August 1815— The personnel of the Gendarme (renamed from the Borisoglebsk Dragoons) Regiment, are ordered to have the following uniform clothing and weapons:

Privates— single-breasted coat, of light-blue cloth; with a similar colored collar, cuffs, and infantry-pattern cuff-flaps; with red cloth shoulder straps and piping; with white worsted aiguilettes on the left shoulder; with white buttons (in one row down the front) and with light-blue lining. Pants; worn with high boots; short boots for riding trousers, and riding trousers identical to those which the regiment had before being renamed from Dragoons, except with red trim, or wide stripes, and piping. Gloves do not have gauntlets. The greatcoat, of the previous pattern, but in light-blue, has red collar piping, cuff-flaps, and shoulder straps, and white buttons. The forage cap is light blue, with the same color band, and red piping on the top and around both edges of the band. The helmet, swordbelt, broadsword, swordknot, musketoon ormusket (with a bayonet, sling, and firelock cover), cartridge pouch, crossbelt (for the cartridge pouch and, at the same time, the musketoon) with hook, pistols, and all horse furniture, are all as for dragoons, except that the color of the saddlecloth, which is prescribed to be light blue with the same color trim, or lining, around it, while piping, monograms, and crowns are of red cloth. The valise is grey (Illus. 1585).

Noncommissioned officers— ordered to have the same items as privates, except the musketoon. The coat has silver galloon on the collar and cuffs (Illus. 1586); the swordknot tassel is white, with black and white; the cartridge-pouch crossbelt is narrow and the saddle has no saddle bucket.

Trumpeters— prescribed all the same items as privates, with the exception of the musketoon, cartridge pouch, and saddlebucket. The coat has light-blue wings and white sewn-on lace; the helmet has red plumage; trumpets are brass, with white tassels and cords (Illus. 1587).

Staff-trumpeters— as distinct from the preceding squadron trumpeters, they are prescribed the same distinctions as authorized for noncommissioned officers as compared to privates, while trumpet cords and tassels are white, with black and orange (Illus. 1587) (250).

Officers— keep their previous dragoon uniform, only with a change in colors, which for them are to be the same as for lower ranks, and with the addition of silver embroidered lace-bars on the collar and cuff-flaps of the coat. For them, epaulettes, aiguilette, and the saddlecloth’s monogram with crown are silver (in accordance with the color of the buttons) (Illus. 1588, 1589, and 1590) (251).

15 May 1817— All ranks in the Gendarme Regiment, when in formation or on parade, are ordered to have gloves with gauntlets, as for cuirassiers. Cuffs on the coat are to be slit, without flaps, following the pattern for cuirassiers and dragoons (with two silver lace-bars for officers), and the scales on the helmets are raised and convex.

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