RUSSIAN HUSSARS 1806-1815

There were a total of eleven line regiments of Hussars.

Hussars wore a short jacket called a ‘dolman’ and an over jacket trimmed with fur, called a ‘pelisse’. The pelisse was often worn slung over the left shoulder. A ‘barrel-sash’ was worn around the waist and the ensemble was finished off with tight breeches and boots. Both the dolman and pelisse were elaborately decorated with many rows of cord loops. Hanging from the left was the ‘sabretache’ - a decorated pouch.

The shabraque was the same colour as the dolman and edged in lacing colour

Headgear was a shako with cords, replaced by the kiwer in 1812.

Each regiment had different colour combinations of dolman, pelisse, breeches and facing colour making them extremely colourful regiments.

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