tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post2713086991560512861..comments2024-03-28T01:23:12.670+00:00Comments on Not By Appointment: French Line Infantry North America, Summer Campaign Dress - Other RanksDavid Morfitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-13749830744185421632010-10-01T16:44:05.392+00:002010-10-01T16:44:05.392+00:00Hi Jim,
They had red, white *and* blue, according...Hi Jim,<br /><br />They had red, white *and* blue, according to the waistcoat (veste) colour, as my notes will show when I get round to doing them. (Shades of the later tricolour, possibly? ;-)) :-) As far as I can tell, in Europe the French still tended to wear the grey-white justaucorps and this wearing of the veste only was confined to the colonies.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-5182747325670868422010-10-01T16:40:09.633+00:002010-10-01T16:40:09.633+00:00Hi Bill,
Yes, indeed, the red variant is very lik...Hi Bill,<br /><br />Yes, indeed, the red variant is very like. :-)<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-30922438285241124502010-10-01T14:13:29.185+00:002010-10-01T14:13:29.185+00:00Red! The French wore red for their summer uniform...Red! The French wore red for their summer uniform! The world must be coming to an end - now I can have red Russians, red French, and red British. Thank you, kind sir. :^)<br /><br />JimColCampbell50https://www.blogger.com/profile/15910423749022189030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-1906164517132992822010-10-01T03:46:52.170+00:002010-10-01T03:46:52.170+00:00Sir Davis, A simple yet effect uniform, reminds me...Sir Davis, A simple yet effect uniform, reminds me of the Russian summer uniform...Capt Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990089081015713972noreply@blogger.com