Continuiamo la pubblicazione con le cose facili, cosi da eliminare un pò di tavole da quelle che ho scaricato. Non credevo ma non è una cosa facile gestire una mole cosi ampia di informazioni. Fortuna o sfortuna ha voluto che sia riuscito a trovare un blog russo con un gran numero di tavole e una quantiitità insperata di informazioni. Questo però mi ha obbligato a rivedere il lavoro fatto inserendo tavole e testi mancanti, con la consapevolezza di doverci rimettere le mani. Sui napoletani, ad esempio, le informazioni non sono assolutamente complete, talvolta addirittura fuorvianti.
Se avete suggerimenti, correzioni o documentazione sono lieto di ricevere il vostro contributo!
Line Infantry
The first two line infantry regiments of the kingdom are raised by decree of June 13 1806 with two battalions strength.
The African pioneer’ battalion is assigned to king of Naples service by imperial decree of August 14 1806 and reorganised on November 10 as a line infantry regiment with two battalions strength named Real Africano.
As conscription gains grow new regiments are raised in 1809: 3rd on March 10, 4th and 5th on September 15 and 6th on September 26. Finally on December 17th the weak battalions of Real Africano are used as base for a new 7th regiment.
On October 14 1811 the remnants of 1st and 2nd regiments on duty in Spain are reorganised on the spot in a new 8th regiment, 1st and 2nd being raised again in Naples.
9th regiment is raised by decree of June 28 1813, followed by 10th on March 8 1814 and 11th on May 2 1814 ("to receive deserters, prisoners of war and voluntary enlistments of Italian origin").
The 12th regiment is raised on June 29 1814 with veterans of the 1812 and 1813 campaigns freed by the allies however this regiment is transferred to the Guard on September 29.
The decree that transfers the 12th regiment to the Guard also raises a new 12th and 13th line regiment the last seemingly never really raised.
The decree of April 2 1813 creates in each regiment a regimental artillery company equipped with two 4lb guns.
Fusiliers
Long tailed french-cut coat of white cloth for 1st and 2nd regiments and of dark blue cloth for 3rd, 4th and 5th. Facing coloured collar with white piping. Facing coloured squared lapels with white piping. White or blue shoulder straps with facing coloured piping. Facing coloured cuffs with white piping and facing coloured flaps (rectangular with 3 or 4 buttons) piped white. Facing coloured turnbacks piped white. Horizontal (1st and 2nd regiments) or vertical (3rd, 4th and 5th regiments) pockets simulated by facing coloured piping. Brass buttons.
Beginning in 1809, short tailed coat with lapels closed to the waist. Facing coloured collar with white piping. Facing coloured lapels with white piping. White shoulder straps with facing coloured piping. Facing coloured cuffs with white piping and facing coloured flaps (trident shaped with 3 buttons) piped white. Facing coloured turnbacks piped white. Vertical pockets simulated by facing coloured piping. Brass buttons.
From 1814, same dress with facing coloured pointed cuffs piped white for older regiments (1st through 8th). For the new regiments, same dress with white collar and cuffs with facing coloured piping. These regiments keep their round cuffs with flaps and bear on collar a facing coloured patch.
White waistcoat and breeches. High gaiters white in full dress and black in other dresses. From 1809, short black gaiters in all dresses. Black shoes.
Black felt bicorn hat with company coloured carrot-shaped pompon and french cockade.
From 1808, black felt french shako with black leather upper and lower bands and V. Brass lozenge plate stamped with royal cipher. Company coloured pompon. French cockade with yellow strap. In full dress white cords and flounders. Black leather peak and brass chin scales.
From 1811 the french cockade is replaced by the neapolitan cockade (white with light crimson centre) and the lozenge plate by a shield shape plate stamped with the regimental number.
French equipment. White leatherwork and black cartridge pouch. Before 1808 infantry sabre with single bar brass hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings.
Facings in 1814 Facing Buttons
1er Re light blue yellow White French cut coat with royal blue facings 1806-1811
2e Regina scarlet " White French cut coat with medium blue facings 1806-1811
3e Real Principe black " Dark blue French cut coat with bright orange facings 1809-1811
4e Real Sannita light crimson " Dark blue French cut coat with pinkfacings 1809-1811
5e Real Calabria green " Dark blue French cut coat with bright orange facings 1809-1811
6e di Napoli orange " Initially dark sky blue French cut coat with light crimson facings (from Naples citizen guard)
7e Real Africano bright yellow " Initially brown French cut coat with scarlet facings (from african pioneers)
8e Principe Luciano pink "
9e purple " deep blue in 1813
10e medium blue "
11e light crimson white
12e green "
Grenadiers
Fusilier’s dress with scarlet or light crimson fringed epaulettes. Turnbacks decorated with scarlet (before 1808) then white grenade patch. In full dress black bearskin. Scarlet or light crimson plume, cords and flounders. In everyday dress black bicorn hat with scarlet carrot shaped pompon (before 1808) then shako with scarlet or light crimson plume, cords and flounders. Scarlet or light crimson sabre strap.
Voltigeurs
Fusilier’s dress with yellow collar piped white and green fringed epaulettes with yellow crescent. Turnbacks decorated with green (before 1808) then white bugle-horn patch. Before 1808, black bicorn hat with green carrot shaped pompon then shako with green carrot shaped pompon with yellow tip. Green sabre strap (sometimes with yellow tassel).
NCOs
Other ranks’ dress. Yellow or gold rank laces piped with regimental colour. For sergeants of elite companies and all sergeant-major company epaulettes (red or light crimson for fusilier sergeant-major) with crescent and fringes entwined with gold thread. Light crimson sabre strap entwined with gold.
Officers
Long tailed coat with gold rank insignias (epaulettes, gorget and shako upper edge). Shako with gilded plate, cords and peak trim. White, scarlet or green plume. White (in full dress) or black (in everyday dress) belt and sword (or curved sabre for light companies officers) with gilded hilt and black leather scabbard.
Drummers and hornists
Other ranks’ dress (sometimes in reversed colours). Collar, lapels and cuffs decorated with white/red/blue lace. Regimental coloured swallow nests with the same lace on the lower edge. This lace is replaced in 1811 by a white and light crimson chequered one added at the same time on the sleeves in inverted chevrons. In 1811 drums have copper shell with counterhoops painted in white and light crimson triangles.
Sappers
Troopers’ dress in reversed colours with sapper badge (crossed axes surmounted by a grenade) in scarlet cloth on both upper sleeves and in brass on pouch belt. Scarlet fringed epaulets. Black fur colback with scarlet plume. Whitened leather apron.
Musicians
Single breasted short tailed coat of regimental colour cloth. White collar and cuffs trimmed with silver lace. Regimental coloured epaulettes with white crescent and fringes. White turnbacks. White breeches with black hessian boots. Shako without cords. White plume with regimental colour tip or base.
Infanterie de la Garde
Voltigeurs (1st formation) - Velites-chasseurs - Foot Velites
Voltigeurs
Long tailed french cut coat of dark blue cloth. Yellow collar piped scarlet. Green fringed epaulettes with yellow crescent. White squared lapels piped scarlet. Scarlet cuffs piped white and white cuff flaps (trident shaped 3 buttons). Scarlet turnbacks bearing a yellow horn patch. Vertical pockets simulated by scarlet piping. Brass buttons.
White waistcoat and breeches. High white gaiters in summer and black ones in winter. Black shoes.
Black felt shako with yellow upper and lower band side V. Brass crowned eagle plate. Yellow plume and pompon over french cockade with yellow strap. Yellow cords and flounders. Black leather peak with brass strengthening and brass chinscales.
Vélites-chasseurs
Scarlet collar piped white. Yellow epaulettes with scarlet crescent and green fringes.
Shako with white upper and lower band side V. Green plume with scarlet top and green pompon over french cockade with yellow strap. White cords and flounders.
All others details as voltigeurs.
Velites of 1st régiment
Short tailed coat of white cloth. Scarlet collar piped white with two yellow tasselled button laces. Yellow epaulettes with yellow crescent and green fringes. Scarlet lapels piped white with yellow tasselled button laces. Scarlet pointed cuffs piped white bearing three vertical yellow tasselled button laces. Scarlet turnbacks piped white bearing yellow grenade over horn patch. Vertical pockets simulated by scarlet piping with yellow tasselled button laces. Brass buttons.
From 1814, all green epaulettes and two horizontal buttonholes laces on cuffs.
White breeches. Short black gaiters. Black shoes.
Black fur bearskin without plate with scarlet top patch embroidered with a yellow grenade. Green plume with white top over neapolitan cockade. Green cords and flounders. Brass chinscales.
In fatigue dress, black felt shako with black leather upper and lower bands. Brass oval plate stamped with sicilian order star over laurels crown. Same plume cords and flounders as bearskin. Black peak with brass strengthening and brass chinscales.
Ochre yellow leatherwork trimmed white. Cartridge pouch bearing a central large brass grenade and four smaller ones in the corners. Green sabre strap.
Velites of 2nd régiment
Light crimson piped white facings. Green fringes epaulets with scarlet crescent. Yellow horn patch on turnbacks.
All green plume on bearskin and shako.
All others details as 1st regiment.
Officers
Other ranks’ dress with gold rank insignias (epaulettes, gorget and bearskin cords). Green plume with white tip for junior officers and white for field officers. Black hessian boots with gold trim and tassel. For mounted officers french saddle in regimental colour with gold lace.
Drummers
After 1811, troopers’ dress, collar, lapels, cuffs, cuff flaps, turnbacks and pockets trimmed by a livery lace, white and light crimson chequered. Drum with copper shell and counterhoops painted with white and light crimson stripes.
Sappers
Troopers’ dress in reversed colours (scarlet or light crimson with white collar lapels and cuffs). Black fur colback with scarlet or light crimson bag laced yellow. Sappers’ badge (crossed axes over a grenade) in white cloth on both upper sleeves. Ochre apron.
Infanterie de la Garde
Voltigeurs (2nd formation)
Voltigeurs
Short tailed coat of white cloth. Yellow collar piped scarlet with two yellow tasselled button laces. Green fringed epaulettes with yellow crescent. Scarlet lapels piped white with yellow tasselled button laces. Scarlet pointed cuffs piped white bearing two horizontal yellow tasselled button laces. Scarlet turnbacks piped white bearing yellow grenade over horn patch. Vertical pockets simulated by scarlet piping with yellow tasselled button laces. Brass buttons.
White breeches. Short black gaiters. Black shoes.
Shako with black leather upper and lower bands covered with yellow flame trimmed black bearing a large neapolitan cockade with yellow strap. Large conical green plume and green pompon. Black peak with brass strengthening and brass chinscales.
Ochre yellow leatherwork trimmed white. Cartridge pouch bearing a central large brass grenade and four smaller horns in the corners.
Drummers
Troopers’ dress in reversed colours, scarlet with white collar, lapels, cuffs and turnbacks.
Guards Marines
Long tailed coat with closed lapels of dark blue cloth. Light crimson collar embroidered with two yellow anchor button laces. Scarlet fringed epaulettes. Light crimson lapels embroidered with yellow anchor button laces. Light crimson pointed cuffs with three vertical yellow embroidered anchor button laces. Light crimson turnbacks decorated with yellow grenade patch. Vertical pockets simulated by scarlet piping embroidered with yellow anchor button laces. Brass buttons
White breeches or blue overalls. Short black gaiters. Black shoes.
Black felt shako with black leather upper and lower bands bearing a brass shield plate stamped with a grenade over an anchor. Scarlet plume and pompon over Neapolitan cockade with yellow strap. Black leather peak with brass strengthening and brass chin scales.
Light Horses
Ordinary companies
Short tailed coat with closed lapels of deep azure blue cloth. Blue collar piped light crimson. Blue shoulder straps trimmed light crimson. Blue pointed lapels piped light crimson. Light crimson pointed cuffs piped blue. Light crimson turnbacks blue piped blue. White metal buttons.
From 1811, short tailed coat with lapels closed to the waist with same ornaments. Brass buttons.
From 1813, same dress with collar, lapels, cuffs and turnbacks of facing colour piped white. White metal buttons.
In first dress, light crimson waistcoat with white braid and laces and blue hungarian breeches with white side bands. Black hessian boots with white trim and tassel.
From 1811, deep azure blue overalls with two facing colour side bands and black light boots. In campaign dress, grey or blue overalls with leather inserts or white trousers.
Black felt French shako with black leather upper and lower bands and V strengthening. Lozenge shaped brass plate stamped with regimental number. White cords and flounders. Black plume with light crimson top and company coloured pompon over french cockade. Black leather peak and white metal chinscales.
From 1811, brass plate, cords are suppressed, white plume with light crimson top over neapolitan cockade.
From 1813, white metal plate, plume is replaced by a pompon.
White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing regimental number plate in white metal. Hussar style belt with S shaped buckle, french light cavalry sabre with three bars hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings.
Black wood lance with light crimson over white pennon.
Hungarian saddle covered by a white sheepskin schabraque with azure blue wolf teeth. Round portmanteau of blue cloth with facing colour lace and number.
Elite companies
Troopers’ dress with light crimson fringed epaulettes.
Polish czapka with light crimson cloth top laced white and black leather crown bearing a sun plate with white metal centre stamped with roman I and brass rays Light crimson plume and pompon over neapolitan cockade. Black leather peak with brass strengthening and brass chinscales.
From 1813, black fur colback with blue bag laced white bearing a brass or white metal grenade plate. Light crimson pompon.
NCOs
Troopers’ dress with white or silver rank chevrons with regimental colour piping. In elite companies epaulettes with crescent and fringes entwined with silver thread. White cords entwined with light crimson (scarlet in elite companies) thread.
Officers
Other ranks’ dress with long tails and silver rank insignias (epaulettes and shako top trim) silver or gold (1811-1813). Usually light cavalry officers do not wear the counter-epaulet. Black leatherwork trimmed in full dress with silver lace. Officer are often shown wearing a black leather sabretache with white metal regimental number or neapolitan heraldic reared horse.
Blue saddle cloth with silver lace trim and facing colour outer piping.
Trumpeters
Troopers’ dress in reversed colours, facing coloured cloth with blue facongs. Collar, cuffs and lapels trimmed with white and light crimson chequered livery lace.
Sappers
Troopers’ dress in reversed colours, facing colour cloth faced blue. Light crimson (white for 2nd regiment) fringed epaulets. Black fur bearskin with facing colour cloth top bearing a white grenade badge. Sapper badge, usually white, on both upper sleeves.
Guard Artillery train
Drivers
Short tailed closed lapels coat in iron grey cloth. Light crimson collar decorated with two yellow tasselled buttonholes laces. Light crimson fringed epaulettes and shoulder cord on right shoulder. Light crimson lapels decorated with yellow tasselled buttonholes laces. Light crimson pointed cuffs decorated with three white vertical tasselled buttonholes laces. Light crimson turnbacks. Brass buttons.
Decree of December 16 1813 suppress this dress and the second dress becomes first dress. Short tailed single breasted coat of iron grey cloth closed down by a single row of nine buttons. Collar decorated by a single yellow lace. Front of coat piped light crimson bearing a yellow tasselled buttonhole lace at each button. Cuffs decorated by a single yellow lace. Other details as in first dress.
Iron grey breeches. High black cuffed boots
Black felt french shako with black leather upper and lower bands and V. Brass grenade plate. Light crimson plume over neapolitan cockade with white strap. Black leather peak and brass chinscales.
Ochre leather work trimmed white. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing crossed guns brass plate. Infantry sabre with single bar hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings, light crimson sword knot.
Black leather harness. French saddle in iron grey cloth with light crimson lace embroidered with a light crimson grenade in rear corners. Rectangular portmanteau of grey cloth with light crimson lace.
Guard Horse Artillery
Gunners
Hussar style dress. Dark blue dolman with light crimson braids and laces. Blue collar trimmed light crimson. Blue cuffs trimmed light crimson. Light crimson wool sash with blue barrels and blue/light crimson cords. Brass buttons.
Dark blue breeches with light crimson hungarian knot and side bands. Black leather hessian boots with light crimson trim and tassels.
Black fur colback with light crimson bag piped blue. Light crimson plume.
Ochre leather work trimmed white and black cartridge pouch decorated with brass crown over crossed guns plate. Hussar style sword belt with S shaped buckle. Hussar curved sabre with single bar hilt and iron scabbard, light crimson sword knot. Light crimson sabretache trimmed with four blue piping.
Black leather harness. Hungarian saddle covered with a blue cloth shabraque trimmed with light crimson lace embroidered with light crimson grenade in rear corners. Round portmanteau in blue cloth with light crimson lace and grenade patch.
NCOs
Other ranks’ dress with yellow or gold rank chevrons on sleeves. Light crimson sword knot entwined with gold thread after 1809.
Officers
Other’s ranks dress. All ornaments become gold or gilded. Gold rank chevrons on sleeves and breeches. On sabretache, gilded plate stamped with crossed guns.
Trumpeters
Other ranks’ dress in reversed colours. Light crimson dolman with blue facings and braids. Collar and cuffs trimmed with white and light crimson chequered livery lace. White colback cord entwined with light crimson, light crimson plume tipped white. Light crimson breeches with blue braids and laces. Light crimson shabraque with blue laces. Brass trumpet with blue cord entwined with light crimson.
Engineers
Artillery dress with black piped scarlet (later light crimson) worn on collar, lapels cuffs and cuff flaps. Yellow fringed epaulets for fist class sappers, without fringes for second class ones. Scarlet (later light crimson)epaulets for miners.
Shako plate stamped with a grenade..
All others details as foot artillery.
Artillery train
Short tailed closed lapels coat in iron grey cloth. Grey collar piped black. Black lapels piped grey. Grey cuffs piped black with black flaps. Black turnbacks decorated with white grenade patches. White metal buttons.
Grey breeches and black high cuffed boots.
Shako covered with grey close bearing the artillery plate. Grey ball pompon over neapolitan cockade with white strap. Black leather peak and brass chinscales.
White leatherwork. Black cartridge pouch. Infantry sabre with brass single bar hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings.
Black leather harness. French saddle in iron grey cloth with white laces embroidered with a white grenade in rear corners. Rectangular portmanteau of grey cloth with white laces.
Foot Artillery
Gunners
Long tailed french-cut coat of blue cloth. Scarlet collar piped blue. Blue shoulder straps piped red for second class gunners, scarlet epaulets for first class gunners. Blue squared lapels piped red. Scarlet cuffs piped blue with blue flaps piped scarlet. Scarlet turnbacks decorated with blue grenade patches. Horizontal pockets simulated by scarlet piping. Brass buttons.
From 1811, same dress with lapels closed to the waist and vertical pockets.
From 1812/13, all scarlet ornaments become light crimson.
Blue waistcoat and breeches. High black gaiters. Black shoes.
Black felt bicorn hat with scarlet carrot-shaped pompon over french cockade.
From 1808, black felt french shako with black leather upper and lower bands and V. Brass lozenge plate stamped with battery number over crossed guns. Scarlet pompon over french cockade with yellow strap. In full dress scarlet plume, cords and flounders. Black leather peak and brass chin scales.
From 1811 the french cockade is replaced by the neapolitan cockade (white with light crimson centre).
White leather work and black cartridge pouch decorated with brass grenade or crossed guns plate. Infantry sabre with single bar brass hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings. Scarlet sword knot.
NCOs
Other ranks’ dress. Yellow or gold rank laces piped scarlet on sleeves. For sergeants with crescent and fringes entwined with gold thread.
Officers
Long tailed coat with gold rank insignias (epaulettes, gorget and shako upper edge). Shako with gilded plate, cords and peak trim. For mounted officers blue french saddle with gold lace.
Drummers
Other ranks’ dress in reversed colours (scarlet with blue piped scarlet facings)). Collar, lapels and cuffs decorated with white/red/blue livery lace. Scarlet swallow nests with the same lace on the lower edge. This lace is replaced in 1811 by a white and light crimson chequered one added at the same time on the sleeves in inverted chevrons. In 1811 drums have copper shell with counterhoops painted in white and light crimson triangles.
Royal gendarmes
Mounted gendarmes
Long tailed french-cut coat of dark blue cloth. Light crimson collar, pointed lapels, pointed cuffs and turnbacks. White trefoiled epaulettes with white shoulder cord on right shoulder. Turnbacks decorated with white grenade patches. White metal buttons.
White waistcoat and breeches. Black high cuffed boots.
Black felt bicorn hat with silver laces. Light crimson over silver laced cockade.
White leather work and black cartridge pouch decorated with brass crossed guns plate. White sword belt and heavy cavalry straight sabre with three bars brass hilt and iron scabbard.
French saddle covered with a blue cloth shabraque and squared portmanteau with white laces and light crimson outer piping.
Foot gendarmes
Mounted troops dress with :
Light crimson fringed epaulettes.
High black gaiters.
Infantry equipment.
Auxiliary gendarmes
Gendarmes
Short tailed coat of light grey cloth closed down by a single row of nine buttons. Grey collar piped green. Green fringed epaulets. Front of coat piped green. Grey pointed cuffs piped green. Green turnbacks. White metal buttons.
Grey breeches and short black gaiters.
Black felt cocked with green carrot-shaped pompon over neapolitan cockade with white strap.
Infantry equipment.
E queste sotto dove le metto??? Già di suo l’esercito di Gioacchino Murat è difficile da seguire. Tra unità che cambiano nome e specialità tre volte in un anno e quelle esistite solo sulla carta o con organici di 20. individui cosa sia esistito e cosa non lo sia è difficile da dirsi. Le tavole mi complicano la cosa….
Light infantry
The 1st light infantry regiment is the first unit raised in the new kingdom by decree of February 18 1806. The decree of May 27 1806 raises the second one.
The Corsican Legion is transferred in the neapolitan army after his assignment in the Naples campaign by imperial decree of June 30 1806. Its five battalions are reduced to three on November 7 and the unit is reorganised as a light infantry regiment named Real Corso.
A provisional regiment is raised on February 20 1812 and on February 16 1813 all light infantry is reorganised, Real Corso becoming the 1st light infantry regiment, the former 1st becoming 2nd, the former 2nd becoming 3rd and the provisional regiment becoming 4th.
On March 12 1814, all Corsican of the 1st regiment are relieved from their duties in Neapolitan army and strength is reduced to a single battalion.
The decree of April 2 1813 creates in each regiment a regimental artillery company equipped with two 4lb guns.
Chasseurs
Long tailed french-cut coat of dark blue cloth. Facings colour collar piped blue. Blue shoulder straps piped with facings colour. Blue pointed lapels piped with facings colour. Blue cuffs piped with facings colour with facing colour flaps (trident shaped, 3 buttons) piped blue. Blue turnbacks piped with facings colour. Vertical pockets simulated by facings colour piping. White metal buttons.
From 1811, short tailed coat with lapels closed to the waist of dark sky blue cloth. Facings colour collar piped blue. Blue shoulder straps piped with facings colour. Blue lapels piped with facings colour. Blue cuffs piped with facings colour with facing colour flaps (trident shaped, 3 buttons) piped blue. Blue turnbacks piped with facings colour. Vertical pockets simulated by facings colour piping. White metal buttons.
White or blue waistcoat. Dark sky blue breeches with short black gaiters. Black shoes.
Black felt bicorn hat with company coloured carrot-shaped pompon and french cockade.
From 1809, black felt french shako with black leather upper and lower bands and V. White metal lozenge plate stamped with royal cipher or regimental number within a bugle-horn. Company coloured pompon. French cockade with white strap. Black leather peak and white metal chin scales.
From 1811 the french cockade is replaced by the neapolitan cockade (white with light crimson centre) and rhomboid plate by a shield shape plate stamped with the regimental number. -* French infantry equipment. White leatherwork and black cartridge pouch. Infantry sabre with single bar brass hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings. White sabre strap.
Facings in 1813 Facings Buttons
1er Real Corso black white
2eme bright yellow "
3eme scarlet "
4eme orange "
Carabiniers
Troopers’ dress with scarlet or light crimson fringed epaulettes. Turnbacks bearing white (before 1809) then yellow or red grenade patch. In full dress black bearskin with scarlet or light crimson top patch embroidered with a white grenade and without plate. Scarlet or light crimson plume, cords and flounders. In everyday dress black bicorn hat with scarlet carrot shaped pompon (before 1809) then shako with scarlet or light crimson plume, cords and top band. Scarlet or light crimson sabre strap.
Voltigeurs
Troopers’ dress with yellow collar piped blue. Green fringed epaulettes with yellow crescent. Turnbacks bearing white (before 1809) then yellow or red bugle horn patch. Before 1809 black bicorn hat with green carrot shaped pompon then shako with green plume (sometimes with yellow tip) and yellow or green cords. Green sabre strap.
NCOs
Troopers’ dress with white or silver piped with facings colour rank laces on sleeves. For sergeants of elite companies and all sergeant-major company epaulettes (red or light crimson for chasseurs sergeant-major) with crescent and fringes entwined with silver thread. Light crimson sabre strap entwined with silver.
Officers
Long tailed coat with silver rank insignias (epaulettes, gorget and shako upper edge). Shako with silvered plate, cords and peak trim. Black hessian boots with silver trim and tassel.
Drummers and hornists
Troopers’ dress. Collar, lapels and cuffs decorated with white/red/blue lace. Facings coloured swallow nests with the same lace on lower edge. This lace is replaced in 1811 by a white and light crimson chequered one added at the same time on the sleeves in inverted chevrons. In 1811 drums have copper shell with counterhoops painted in white and light crimson or azure triangles.
Royal Corsican Regiment
Long tailed imperial blue french coat. Scarlet collar piped white. Epaulettes with green straps piped scarlet, scarlet crescent and green fringes. Blue pointed lapels piped white. Blue cuffs piped white with scarlet flaps (trident shaped 3 buttons) piped white. Blue turnbacks piped white. White metal buttons.
After 1809, standard light infantry uniform with black facings.
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