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THE FIRST REGIMENTS

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1754-63: FRONTIER REFORM & THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR

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THE POST-WAR CHANGES

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DAVID tfOIllNS trainld . . .

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FRONTIER CAVALRY

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DARKO PAVLOVIC I,.,.. end _orb in ~ . Croatia. A b Inld erchftact, ...... now a fuIl.time IIhtItrator and writ.r. It! , ch'Wne in mHftaria. Oa"'o ... ~ a number 01 II I aka for Oaprey. and has .... written and Ufua;trated tiU" for the Man·at.Arma "It'l on the Auatrlan army oftM , ..... c.nturr.

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

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THE PLATES

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INDEX

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All of men Joined the Pandura. Many S,rbe fted the territori. . IOUth 0' the Dan'" Ioe;t in 1731 ~.r the Pe~ of ~ end - Uk' thh father and eon - helped to rep llPUa.t. the Banat. The t,thl'''' damed, "ta1tec1' C,aclfeln.uIN appears among eouthem HunpNn hus. . units of the perlod. Shown In red and trey cloalu ,..pICtJv.ety, both cany okI TYrtlbh weapon.. JnckHtlng Ioft'\8I1 e.libre m~.tt: with •

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\, (('111, "hie. h "ulIlel ('\t:lllu.tlh to u'lid from lilt" ,\chi,ulc (O.l,t of 1ll0clc.'rll (.f(Mtl.IIIIIC) lilt" C..lIpdlhld.ll \lount.:ul1 in «('lIu.tl RUlIMIlI.l. II )ldl('1"\ \\ould ,'PP(',U .l' ill e..'){ul.u , \\ ho dc..>u'lolx'ct ·tin A.nF ' ('liule..' \\.u') to uU\('ul('llw rq.~lIne..·IHed .,nllit: ufllw Lurupe..·.m PO\\t."1"""l I ....HCI ••l\.' hug-c..' \C.HII(t' of h,lICh IIMl1pO\\{'r. llw ("r1l:.ttnol Frurul('f'\m('n heCdmt' It'){ul,lI IICH)}> . fOlIlUI1R: 1.1Il(' 1('J.;"lmc..'nl\ (.'p.,blt, of hOlh li~ht .md mOle..- fotnMI \\.uf.tlt, TIlt' \C.llllh-\\( 1e..'1 n ('nd of lilt." 1ilh «('nlun Frnnlie..'1 dc..'fe..'n(t" \\..t, (OIllP0\(.·eI of Ill(' \\ .tI.,\1." 01110\ .mel ">lelX'11 hUI Kt'll fit .m\\ h.m i.l) \\ t'U' urJ;".lI1l/t·d mto '{')>.lI.He..· u\il.1Uci FItHlIl('1 cli\lIic 1\, J, pi CK{'dUll' (uplc,'c1 ill the B.UMt follo"'illS{ II' 1c,.'nmquc.."1 111 17tH. rtw pnpulaliol1 of lht' t''''linK \\"lr.,\dll1 .mel ~1I1\Io\(h (.t·ut'l.llc ic," \H'It' tI1o'lh C..uholit. (.1().\ti.11l\, t"(('pt for tht Olthuclu (11Ii'IIo\II' of llw "',('lb,,1..,,01l1.l .mel Ih(' 8.m.tl, \\hil(' \\"II,'th (R()Inanloln\ ..met Bulgal ) inu('.l\('el Iht'il (' i,t1IlH pupul..llIoll\ III lilt' B.-.1n.U and It:lx:nbu~t.'n. \ H.'nn" \\CHlld ..ll\() (. l..lbli h tolunlt' uf .c..'llI('d (ot'I1IMIII( ,oldl('1 111 ll1(' IMIl..lI. "hil(' olc1t'r (.(:n11..m \(.'ult-mc..'I1l"t in rroll1\\h..mi..1 (I...nowlI ~ 'un ') h.ld \un'\t·cI Ill(' "/(-,( ld ••1 Turli( JX'oplt' rc.·I.lI('(1 In lilt' I hll1J{..u ... n \t..tJ,l'\ ..u . Ie umed lh(>ir f()lnwr rule uf nl.lICIIllK Ilw ll"'\ p..~ \C..' ill lhc..' C"rp•.uhiolll\ hom I iOU. Ihe..- F rOlltit'r IOoL. 11ol1}(' ..,\ 01 prcuc,'c II\(' Ix'lI Ix)pulalt'eI b\ ht'e..- hnlx"lI.d uh)('(I\, \\hu hdel Ihl'lf I.mel in ("I(·nclc..'cI fann"'w..u l hUll\("hold (L.ru)\\n b\ Iht' B.1ILm .lolmc..' of :Jultll fl UI Ih(' Ct'.m.m It'nn lIf1uVcmnmwuoII). in 1('lunl fm pf()\iclll1~ \olcll(>f'\ and mu( h of Ihell t'qUlpmt'nl. I hc..' ( ...·1111.111' \\{'re "'C.'ulc'CIlll \'1I.1~c.: .mel oOl11inollt'd lilt' f(·\\ 10\'11\, pru\idinR il di,prc)I)()r1IU1MI(' numtx'r

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TNt Kartttadt DI.tItct p ~ comet ~ or FIhnr1ch) hal • .. •• n IllkI_toth, the kttetim colour ua ad by HIltMbutg tnl ope their monarc-h WM not Hoty Aom8n Emt;l.nw In 1740 45. The .hbootetety d.coreted horN furniture wu typk" of that ,•• d by hun ..,. He w.... the tong coat • • d wtth f\r CWt\IId'I ...

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RIGHT ThIs Kat1s.- p _ of'ficer WI.,., the aIt~tJvre yoeftow waist ........ both to . . . htl alllglince and to e.ny his aid " ' ",I - • TUrItith pistol and • tong BalkM knife. To allnH'1 hII ,.,. he UMt • 'Splnllh reed' c.ne. Hie Ihof1..- fwo lit.d coet would dlUllop Into the Huuar j:I ......; and note that the booU wee. "Id ,.Iow. wNch WM II I hIo, r 'c I. at that tinu

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of ofli«'1 • t"IX'(I~tlh for till' ()Ithodo, (.hli'li~lI1 poputtllon,. ~/l"(kt.'" ,Ih,o 1i\(:cI in 'IIMII \('UI('lIlt'lib ill \(mthO(·~I.\t('11\ II.u,\\ h~UlM. B\ 17RO. th(' hOl1liel l)opul.\IIon of ,u't O\l" ~)()(),()()() \\.l\ plo\idinR 17 intallln I""cR"ilt1('lIh oul of lilt' hnp('rial ~u,m \ tul~tl of 77. ~H ~J() IX'I cent of dlt.~ equl\.llc.:nt (O,l. \hhouRh lh(' It'qUllt:It1('lIt \\~l\ for II1f~Hlln, Cd\'aJn unH~ \\('It~ ..,I\() 1..1I\.t~1 clurin~ ,hl' pc.:I;od, .1\ \\ell a.' a ri\('lboat hdu..tlion, Oln'uh ~l{tmllli'lt"It'd 1)\ lht' Ilofknc.~'I.\l (Il1lfX~ti..tl \\ ..u Council) 11\ "It'I1IM, \\ hu «)IIum'\lol1t'cI ..til 1Il(~ nffkt'J . lht' \hllLln Fronuer K\w.rdecl ,tRain'll lUI ki\h r.ud . 'IIHlAAlms;, ..md lht' pre,ld of plagut.", Ilo"t'\er. lh(--.,c.' \\ild 8.,11...0111 IlTt~uIM" .ll\() (',lOWei a n'pul.J.uOI1 ~ louJ;h lr()()~ \"u'n th("\ ..t ppt'..lrt"{l on lh(' u'nlr.:tI t.urope.Ul ballidieid In tht" m,~01 "ilh Pru i,l - lht' \\~,r 01 lilt" \U\lIi,Hl U CC ~ion (171()....K) and the '-,e\en ye......; \\,11 (17:--XH>:l). TIW\(' 'Cro..lb' C'lllI\.t'd~, \('n uion \\hen lh{'\ I()Olt·d 1"1 eOl. 11w'-t" Ir()o~ «()mpli\t.~d I\\() (to,: ll)(' I "Khardakt"l1\oll. \\ ho m.mned Ill(' ~'1l..'Kh" trOU'K'1 '. I ht'il g:o"lI~klll, fur .mel kit h;lL'~ \\ele 'irnall and folded fI.lt (nlo1n, .ut' still \\(Ull ,od.l\) . 1 he BdlMl prodded 1,916 mcn (10m Ib I hCl~~ rhel (\\ef;tel n) and 1,292 hom the ~I.II()\ Il\l'l (nolthern) .ll eas. \\ hich included 2,3H I mounlt.~cI troop. Ilu' B.tIlal'~ I.lrgc:h St.. rb u oops \\et red ,dlu\\ rc"d bright blue blue ,ello\\ blue ,cUm\

dolman mid1;leen b,iglll blue blue red

B, 1751. Li ca h.ld ••dopted mld-green facmgs ...nd 1>1 1757 zluin was u ing: It.'d. D" cane. He Ie probrbo'y not that afftuent. _ he WIll ....

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FUGHT Dlsc:u••Ion. about I.ht wart.,.. In the 175Oa. and ~ullirludon of the ONf\Zers, ted to the addition grenad* compan-' The. . m.n were to torm a IoIld firing Nne to engtee the enemy line att... the I..... Inf.ntry had dlSl'\lpted tMm. T'he 'beat$kin'. wtdch w. . Inltlalty ma-cM of teh. wa. wom onfy for P8~.", and ,..ptac4td by. KIobfJIr or ...thef K....tt at other times.. Thia Ogulin Regl .......ed'-r d splays the tnMtitlonal rNtc.hai. . on his croubett, and hie tron•• ,...now the urty arrowhead dleor.Uon.. Hlt: Jilek, atill r ...m~ the Quit/«; t••tenlng with simple cont.. (Um"'"

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BELOW 8y 1754. th Kartatadt Ogul n infanllyn\lln .. weartng the bask mkt-e.ntury Grenz... uniform. Hie fur KMPllr Of fen IOobutr has • Net bag; the Gu~ .. now fo...... ~ed . . . .hide, with button. Nt in tnr.es. and facing colour c.un. and .ct Und.r ~ the doIrNn has ft¥e row. of buttons and tIMld to overt.ap blk)w the nanow fouHarT'el 0 rtel. H. Mbre .. eam.d on • ~ bett worn 0'Nf' the ban'et aaah, wttl.. his crou belt and cartridge boa: are .~nf army equipment. His CroIltJan.. style tro4.IMrs are not .. tighUy cut . . the HunprI.an patten'l, and he . . .rw bh.,. MeU uncl.r Opan.-en. (Umhey)

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171Q. Iht' .'la\()JIi,t DI,tri t h.\d bet'n ()JH'.lI1l/(·cI IIlln three ReKimel1h - Brod and (.r,tdl,l...t plo\ided thret' batt•• llon . \\hlle lht· uudt.·.....u ("nw h Pelt.'n\ drdem fit"lrl("'C1 emh n\C). 1:.•-,< h b..lIt.I!lOI1 h,l\ (ompcxcd of fI\t.- «)Inp..lIliC\, \\hi h \\('n- \ulxil\;dt'(l IUlO foUl rli\;\iol1\ of I to mel1 ..\ 17,l:l ()Ht~1 ,tllOhNI lhe I ewmt'nl..11 comm..u l.lnit·\ ht'il1g 210 ~tronR; ,I KI ('n.tdi('r (OI11IXln\ \\." .Ht.I( hl°cl to tilt' l'U'Rt."1 bckd with "'1m pier lace alreach worn b\ til(' \\',11 asdin I (·ginl('nl~. In 1764. the \\.tI.I,din tfOOp' \\(lore the (jl,t to recchc tht, plt·...,(.'d felt A:ajk,tt ht'.Idgeill. which "01\ \\t"athell)l()o( (unlih' Iht· PI(,\;Oll~ Klobuk). 1he K..l.\kt:u \\,l" e\..,e..~"'Mlh .1 10\\ KJobul mC.l\,urinK m (il1n(·.I~t.·d 10 I~l em in (773), but

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A rear view of the new 1785 uniform for the Gradlslul Reglrn4tnt.. The knapuc:k. slung KroSS tM body, I, now made from calf-akin, and the red cto.k

.. roI~ and atrapped aboy. It.. This view ahowa lust how Iltt~ the fa'. . front 0' tM Knlfe« protrudld above the crown.

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Aa the 1717 army unlfonn. were IMIopted, the H.uImonhlt' w..

uI".11y • cheoapef' "' ICWk Th.. 1717 Ucu Aegt aokU w ••,.. the black ICMnIaoI and ne'tltt betta. but h h •• dg.. the nhalrolYube.... regutatlon white trou..,.. were cheap« than the HungM1an blue. but lncIuct.d the knot decoration in the 'acing coktur,

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Of lurlie \locl, ,I,,· '>,,'cll"r 1''''''1'11' h,1l1 lx-('II mo\t'd ('.l t\\.trel, to A'U.H d tilt" "lI,lWKI( C..up,uhi.1Il 1''' \t" in th l:Jth (l'lItlin I h(,\ h~1Ct ah ()Ibt-d IlulIH.tli,tII cuhun', \\(·.lrillA' .1 dolman .mel pc.,(j \t- \\;Ih .a I hlll~ari.lll \\.li,t·I('n~th hlft, [\t'n \\ h('n not moullu-d lht'ir I...( hi'lnt.'1l boot rarr-it"d 'pm. In tontrth (ll ....'"mel ,lIId l'h,,,he'h '>luhl) ""I('

popul"1 tL\ual • lit ,1I1el J)('ppt'r' t\'111; hut man\ " n." a /Ar ,in,.;-lt'·bu.'.l'lt"(l J,ru',u oal m.t(lt~ of hl,ulloc.d m.llt>naJ III t.lw lI1le t,le.

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1769: INTO THE LINE In I i6~_, ,1\ I)'U t of lilt" 't.lnd,ll dll.allon of lht· .11 111\, tht"' (,reru ReKilllt'nl1 \\('rc.' .Idclt'cI to Ilw (.inc.', t,lllll";- the nUlllbel IR.- 60-i6. The\ \H.'n' OlK<mi/t'dlile I hlURari,m dhhou~h rt"l.linin$; the.' lhlee ball"liou , , h("\ \\t'n' In( 1t'41"'ln$;h e'pt'( tt'd to IX' I form both (.int' .mel light t,Hk.\ for tilt' fit'lel .U 111\; tht' iii I 1\\0 b,Ut,IIi()II'~ of {'a( h I c.'~irnelH \\ould KO (() \\.ll, \\hilt, tht, third h.ltl.lliol1 fOlI1Wel lilt' I(·\(.'r\t', ,lIlel .lll additiollal L.mclt Dt'f('lhIOn\ OI\i'lUn o( t\,O (omp,mlt' \\.1\ formed for loc.lI ddenct'. Ilwil 'l.Ulcltrcl Ullifol1ll \\.\' 1,\ut'(l to lh(" (,It'nl('1"\ (10m lib9 - .\ (,('lll1.m l-t'ldmc)Ilt\ll «()mpli"'IIl~.1 \\ hlle \il1g-lt'-bl e~ t("Ct Roc l \\ith f,1CIIlK ('olour" on tilt' f1J' ('ollal, tUlllh,t( l., ,111.\( l mt.',l",uliIlH 12un \\ide..· 2101\ hi~h ~H lilt' h,_1< l ",lnplUH to 1~k IJI althe front, \\hl h "~L\ f~Im("d Oil Ih('I1 ~lI1d "hitt.· lrOU!K>"_ lilt' t h,Ul~t' \\(01(' olcl('I('cI to bt- introduced ~r.l(llI~.lh, J.llcmins.; tilt' \\J.ll~\t h rt.'J,timt.·nh tilne to e dMIlJ.;e th('lr KH'\ j .•( IN\ for hl.lcl. In 177'2 (I i7. Iur SIt"h(·nbllrKe..'n), Ihe bl.t k J,t( It't \\,~ I(.. pl~'H'd b\ ~I brO\\l' j.l( It,t fUI tlw I tUl",nuHUUI. TIlt" I 7tl9 re~lll~uion IMci \l..ltt'd Ih.lI ,.11 till' I t·~illl(.'nh \\()lIld II Icrappnli (molCldef-n'd) f~'till),T\. but III 1)c.>u·mh(·1 .1 nt.·\\ f.u.lIl~ tOIUlIr ioC:helUt' \\.t", dt.'(Ieed ~l' follO\\ . rontinu{"C1

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TN Grenzer artIiUe,.,men lntrod~ 5n 171. to man the Ught battalion gune onty differed from tM Infantry by their CroN befl mIItche... and epec""a'" cuff lacing. Thle 17" lIIuatratlon ahows the gunner In the 1713 Hungan.n·atyte uniform, In his rtght hand he carrin a Iinstock ~unt.n.tocIr Of Ucht.,,: hla 1774 Nbre fa a copy of the 171. Infantry weapon but with

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tht' II.tlt'I\tocl... -(,0 ,tdOpled Ihe POluonier ih e.·1 ('elKillR to tht, "'-l,I..t·lI .•mel FdchH·bt.'I, h..td unifm m, or Prim.tpl.lIla m,Il'"",I; h.orpm"I, h,ocl h,11l ;1"'I,·ell(illl(. \11 'CO, h"eI leather 1(1'''e "10m lht' o("4\lIon of the.· b.IU.1liol1, of1i el \\c)I('.t pl.lin liJ.;ln blu(' unifc)l m \\111. rt.,cI cufh .mel \t'llo\\ buuon" bUI .tdopted lI"'t of the POl1lUllit.,J', .tdetin~ It>d n,t\."ol\e.'n ("ide.' I.tpd,), \\.li\1 O.ll £lnd (011,11, \\IHle tilt' hl1l1on (h,lUge.'d to "ht.'1 .mel Iht~ UOU\('I Ix'Clmt· d.uk('r blu('- "ollm\lnK tht' .1I 111\ ,('fur m', Ihe.~ 1771 H",;lIl,ttion I{"quircd .1 hat of bI.I(I.. It'lt \\llh ,iht'l t'd);inR, Iht' lI\lMI bl.lck (o(lo..tdt., .md 11ol1rO\\ iher \{'clIIlI1R \U.lp. 111(' IrKlu hhlt' j.,(I..t'l \\ilh cufl, oll,1t and IininK of H'd tllolu'I1,tl ".l\ (til In (~'f1n.tIl '1\1t." Jnd \\~ \\oru \\llh .t hl.\(I.. nt'(l.\UKI.. \\ilh hl.\ lot hut ll(' 11u- "'-uni...ul (ur in \('ni\lin 01 hll t"dRin~ dnd (Old decur.uum, .lhhoURh I1MI1' pre.·(t·rre.'d Ihe.' \hb..I-\1.1111, I heil initi.II UllilOlI11 \\," (Ollfilmcd in 1i()R, aside rroll''! the 1t'J>I..IU'IIlc:.'nl of the K.:111>"1. h\ it r'\('hakoh.lubc:." .md .1 trOU\l'l colour dMlIgt' hom rt'd lO eI.ul. hi lit', '1 hl' l\ch.tloIMlIbe.' \\ ..~ or the YITIl' \Ill' .l~ Ihe ~/('(llt'l (.1 t'n/(" inf..uHn IMIlt'rn - jU\1 I .5 III r,-"hel th,m lhe 21 (11'1 r('gutlr hu\..".Ir \t\ 1(' - '\ ith d I ecl wool 2. inn rOllndel in 'he c('nll e \l'clIIl'd wilh d bl ..L" huttoll dlld it hl.lel "lIl,II) ("I(>nding lO Ihe top, '1 he mell \\("It' (~'ple\~h 101 hldelt'n 10 Il.-l.li'l tlll'il K.:llp"h 01 ')ee, "hilt, lh(' Io\.orpur.d u cI tht' \\onl

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ion. ,]nd tht'il C..lIle, IMd.\ btl(~ 'lI,lp .. lll.,uh(;d. I ht, dnll11IUt'I WOft' ·'i\\.lllo\\" nt' L\' .H lilt, ,houl(i(of'. I ht' ,,-,ddl..· W..L'i tht· Ilung;:u ian B()(~. bUl the\ u':I(;d ..I o"Mldkdolh in f .. ulllil1{.... I{·d. On o;;('I,,\;ce, olli e" WOfe tlw K..:L'~t'tl .mel .., '111..\ltel \{'I,inn of lht.' II ()()IX'I\ unif0l1ll, \\ilh gold cI{'(OI,'UOII on llH.'ir U()U,t'l . ~llll'n," \\.t, fmtht'l '1.lIICI."di/....llioll in li69, when Ihe bull01l11 \\("'fe ch.ln~('el to the ChCdpt.... \\ hilt, l11('t.\1. \\ hilt, bOlh thl' h.lhr aqut" ..l nel facil1~ b h,l\{' imt'rt"lI"K (Ollt'Clio"'. nu:re i\ a famouli wt"bu/doia. _ or _ n (see MAA 410 lor further del.. I.) The small drum was 56cm htgh. but Wldef. HIS sabre IS a TurkJsh _ . wf1lcalIy placed toghtenong hool<s t the bottom of the leg could be lNldone to enable the ttous I rs to be put on over the teet. Howeot«. he es s weanng the 1768 rwguIatJon 185cm altO us I d by the Szeclder Hussars, tM was 2 6cm tower than the NgUIar hussar pattern. He canul the 1754 pattern musket. blacked by the unrt. whlIch mBF ...nd lSlem, the 1767 bIyoneC: had an addI~ hook to s I CIA Jt to the musket

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On the front line with bolt'l R"nl8 end TU....,.. S~~burgen"'nsurrectJonor feudal mllltl8 provided tb Pendu". who In 17.1 fOfiiled the Bethlen Regt (let.r IR52). Th.,. wore. blue OUo}K with red 'Kines and decoratlon over red Hungarian trouM" end TKhlMMn boots. TN local adoption 0' Hungarian .tyI•• included the . .bret. .che and the tal.... IC/obull. (E_......h~ HNM)

E3: Artillerymen. IR 87 (Brodl. 1770. Thts regtmental gutV'IeI"'S urwforrn was an ttempt to copy both his .,fantry comradll and the fWgIl ••r artkymen. SChemahS IllustratIOns 'rom the 17701 show the Hausmontur brown matertal used to make the J8Cket. as b Itng mont ~ ., the fJe6d H te sta us dIsp6ayed by Hunganan-styfe cuffs lJkewose. the regan Vlach regoments 's weanng hIS HaIsmontIX HIS Tschelcoheube os decorated WIth a spng of f~. Hos haw IS on the style of the rTIId--c«ttury. WIth t'ftO kwlg SldelOCkS' the attema Zopi

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popaube WIth wholt co"i!. although suspended on ttvee buttons. the shako was 21cm A wounded Kartatadt Grenzef" of the Ogulin Regl. c.1712, from I mu'" lit khlou Haln'ekI In Stvrla. Austria; other p,l1U ~ O*isIUI Grenz... ~ vaillys. The of'ficef'a .... illustrated In German Line unffonna, with frodl; co-ta opln to show the ton••, ICMnIsoI walateotlt. and • Q~1:Ik8 otnc.r •••,.. the n.w •• nice straw-yellow breeches VMd

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hogh end the plume 37 cenbmelJ I , The _ • worn on a Zopf at the back - the S*dltccks have bien abc*Ihed The black _ _oc:k was 10.5cm hogh end the sIwt could not be tun abcJWt The m8II"I weapon was the lance, but he hal the I9't 1741 paltam NCO sabre. - . wooghed 1.1 kg. th a blade nan long end 35cm wide, shatponed at the __ to 25cm; the extent of the curve w 4 8clIi. Of up to 10 per cent ~ was e:amed on a leather sca_ suspended lrom a hussar watStbeit•• short vert.M:tIJ strap sewn on to thra supportad the scabbard by a hook ttvough the rotSt scabbard mg A cartndgo box was camad on a pIaln wMa 8cm sIong over the left shoulder 01 the Laobal The law troopers who had Clllbri. c.ned them on. shOlJlder bett fN« the Pi' IS. Hcs sabnttasc:he IS the st.andiW'd 1769 pan.-n. Th". undOfIllS woo a AHJS4ld on 1794 to equop the ~ Freokorpa C8Vaky ur'l they were dI:Ibended ., 1801. The old aar-.c B. equ.pped boIh tIw _ end the Freokorpa cavMy G3: Officer, Szeckler Hus.ar Regiment, 1790 Thos off_ dosplays the rare Leopold II (1790-92) sabte tache. decorated W'l sWer. lJk' an hvssar otfteerS until 1798. he wears the flK KaJpak and his ullIform IS decorated wIth the usual dlSllncttOf'1S. In ~tv8f to fonow the troopers' wrute buttons and lace. As In the other Grenzer Hussar units. ttt.s dlstn;tJOn extended to other Itema of oHcer's equ.pment The KaJpak cools are whota, Iv, pall... IS Ionad "'th wMa fox 'scruff' fur, and hd trovslrs are decorated til . . . ., Under PI' IS' IS the plain KJurwsoI warstcoat Howt!'Wer. hoo off_', ""'""'" of the 1775 paltam sabre • mountad on .... as IS the scabberd HIS cane IS • '5panI:sh reed' WIth • yeuowlblack COfd lrom the nattan,d metal loop The Hunganan rsc/l<SmOn boots are adoad t the top on _ ,

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Hl: Trooper, Wallach Dragoon Regiment, c.1768 He WOll>lS the """ad hssar/,hgoon unofoon of 1767, made from k>caI matanals The rtfMty ontroducad cavMy felt Kaslth lIS short lJIl'9lt cola< had lost the """l' regUatlOfl shoUdatslrap. and lhe KwrwsoI ....Ic:oat was abandonad The _'101. was 8Il1O of dragoon styta. rdldlig the strargI1t Pan Kh sword The hmY perl 01 the "..bill rcIl.JdId whit trot IS B s.-ld de I' ~ tog«t. b' E Tsc::tIIsnMn boots

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edged., the f8CI1IQ <X*>II of awli.... Nd. He • • t'J«i 'Mth. 1685 ""s'Ch. wn.en had ., won gnp end ., 89c:m bflde 11 • piIw'l bfade: Il'Ot'l--mounted acabbefd. a 1744 pattern 48,5cm long blass-mo