Your guys are just too pretty Mark!
For a ‘late’ regiment, reformed 1810? you’d expect some austerity.
I guess you didn’t get the memo, PLDs work on N.s Light Cavalry?
He confirms in 1813 (the first record of the ‘Dutch’ transferred unit, –
“When inspected on 3 June 1813, General Legrange reported that the men were wearing pelisses, and pantalons à cheval made from green broadcloth with red piping to the button stands. Men were armed with sabres, pistols and carbines. No dolmans were issued and the pelisse was worn over a white veste. ”
Excerpt From
Napoleon’s Hussars and Chasseurs
Paul L Dawson
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but shows that a chasseur green cloth was bought and used, and though he does confirm the white lambs wool for pelissse- although this was already ‘suppressed’ by superior regulations at that time anyway- they did not throw away made uniforms or equipment!
PLD also gives a contemporary illustration, ascribed as “an eyewitness drawing of a trooper of the 11e Hussar by Lieutenant Bregeot of the 16e Chasseurs à Cheval.”
Note I have lightened this version from the original published. The ‘shako rouleau’ is pretty indicative of how late the uniform is.
The wicked woad we weave…
-cheers d