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The new uniforms were designed in a simplified style, imitating the national semi-historical Russian costume, and were considered too simple and rustic. The reform left only two hussar regiments within the Imperial Guard (His Majesty's Hussar Life-Guards regiment and Grodno Life-Guards Hussar regiment) with their uniforms relatively unchanged.
A characteristic of both the Imperial German and Russian Hussars was the variety of colours apparent in their dress uniforms. [56] These included red, black, green, dark and light blue, brown and even pink (the Russian 15th Hussars [57]) dolmans. Most Russian hussar regiments wore red breeches, [58] as did all the Austro-Hungarian hussars of ...
Portrait of the Heir Tsarevich Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, Chief of the Life Guards Hussar Regiment, in the Uniform of the Regiment. 1868 Attack of the Life Guards of the Hussar Regiment Near the Village of Telish, War of Independence, artist Viktor Mazurovsky. The regiment took part in the Russian–Turkish Wars.
The 2nd Pavlograd Life Hussar Regiment (Russian: 2-й лейб-гусарский Павлоградский полк) was a cavalry regiment of the Imperial Russian Army. The regiment was originally formed in 1783 as the Pavlograd Light Horse Regiment from the Dnepr and Yekaterinoslav Regiments of Pikemen, although it traced its seniority back ...
Horse carabinier's uniform before 1809 Horse carabinier as of 1809. The corps of Carabiniers was a group of heavy cavalry originally created by Louis XIV.From 1791 to 1809, their uniforms consisted of a blue coat with a blue piped red collar, red cuffs, lapels and turnbacks with white grenades, red epaulettes with edged white straps, red cuff flaps for the 1st Regiment, blue piped red for the ...
The style of uniform incorporating the pelisse originated with the hussar mercenaries of Hungary in the 17th century. As this type of light cavalry unit became popular in Western Europe, so too did their dress. In the 19th century pelisses were in use throughout most armies in Europe, and even some in North and South America.
The uniforms worn by Napoleonic hussars were unique to each regiment but all featured the dolman – a colourful, braided stable jacket – and the pelisse, a short fur-edged jacket which was often worn slung over one shoulder in the style of a cape and fastened with a cord. This garment was extensively adorned with braiding (often gold or ...
Gluchov, Little Russia and Novgorod Cuirassier Regiments; 4th Reserve Cavalry Corps: Major General Count Karl Sivers 12th Cavalry Brigade Kharkov and Chernigov Dragoon Regiments; 13th Cavalry Brigade Kiev and New Russian Dragoon Regiments; Cavalry Brigade Achtyrsk Hussar and Lithuanian Uhlan Regiments; Corps Artillery: One company