By Otto Von Pivka
Regardless of Napoleon's transparent virtue within the Peninsular conflict, the Spanish military used to be by no means thoroughly destroyed. Wrought through terrible management and inadequate education, Spain's armies persevered within the struggle opposed to imperial France. This publication provides an summary of Spain's careworn place in the course of the Napoleonic period, stuck among the competing pursuits of england and France. The e-book focuses totally on the uniforms of the Spanish military within the interval earlier than 1808 and through the warfare years because the military of King Joseph, in addition to the infantry uniforms of 1814-15. various illustrations and 8 colour plates vividly depict the uniforms of this often-underestimated force.
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And the sabre strap. -One chevron in the faci ng colou r. Later in 1815 (probably after the batt! of Watt>rloo) a new model shako was issued. It had no neck shield; above the peak 'was a poi n t ·d brass plate extending to the chin-strap bos. es and bearing the battalionjrc(rirncntal number; above this was the orang a 'kade, alld the loop and button. Thefollowingsin Ic-battalionunitsw reraised in 1815: 17th and 18th DutchJagers; 19th26th Dutch olonial infantry; 27th DutehJ agel's; 28th (Regiment.
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