Two questions regarding the Burgos battalion at Maida: 1) The officers uniforms should be blue I assume, what color were their cuffs and collar? Green? The...
1. The Burgos Regiment originally had blue coats with yellow collar and cuffs, green lapels, white piping and silver buttons. 2. In the files section there is...
As a long after follow up on this, would a unit be likely to have been uniform in the pants that they wore, or would there be likely to be a smattering of "out...
Acá van unas estamplillas (sellos de Correo) con buenos ejemplos de gauchos de la Prov. de Buenos Aires a principios del Siglo XIX . También te envio un...
Le coq: Apparently, as per the studies done by Julio Luqui Laglayze and published in his book "Los Realistas", the Burgos regiement received new blue uniforms...
Hi Nick: Carlos' email translates roughly as follows: Here are some stamps (postage stamps)with good examples of gauchos from the province of Buenos Aires at...
Hi Daniel: Your email sent me scrambling to my copy of "Los Realistas"! You are correct in your citation but the paragraph continues: "In the Battle of Maipu...
John: muchas gracias por tomarte el trabajo de traducir mi mensaje a Nick. Los "guardamontes" son protectores de las piernas para evitar las heridas que...
Hi Phil: Why, just last night I was flipping through "Los Realistas" by Julio Luqui Lagleyze and in the section on the Talavera Regiment Luqui Lagleyze...
Carlos: Si! Si! Ahora entiendo "guardamontes". Gracias! Carlos explains that guardamontes are the big pieces of leather in front of the rider's legs in the...
Yes, in the chapter of Regiment of Arequipa, talking about the Rodil's battalion to be formed in Arica, the battalion go to the port El Callao as a part of...
I found the reference a while back to Chilean drummers and saw the white fatigue coat painting. I saw another message that asked about Argentine drummers, but...
Production have started for a new movie about San Martin's epic crossing of the Andes of 1817. The film have started last week and it will reenact the battle...
Hi Phil: As far as I know there was no explicit uniform for the musicians but the general rule seems to be reversed colors. Here's a quick list from my...
Thanks John, I ended up been able to track some of it down, strangely in your books. (I knew that in the figures in the original book you had the 11th. I...
After all the questions I've been asking, last night I finally finished 54 Argentine infantry in the three line battalions. I still have to base them, but...
... Your site has been really helpful. Glad the site helped. No real progress from what is on my site. Current status: - Argentine Infantry and Cavalry =...
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