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GRAND-TACTICAL NAPOLEONIC WARFARE IN MINIATURE



Austrian Uniforms
The Austrian Army of the Napoleonic wars was unusual in that it had no elite guard formations like those of other nations. The only equivalent to these were their few divisions of line grenadiers which were permanently "converged" from the various regular army regiments. The line infantry was split into German and Hungarian regiments. Hungarian regiments usually wore blue breeches, and they were also the first units to be issued shakos in 1809. Regimental colors ranged among various shades of yellow, blue, green and red. In 1809, there were 64 line infantry regiments in the Austrian army. Grenadiers wore uniforms much like the line, except their distinctive headgear, which had a brass front plate and laced top patch in regimental colors.


Link Key: The table below offers a color guide for basic uniform and equipment features. A logo indicates a link to a photograph of a painted wargaming figure for that troop type. A logo indicates a link to a photograph of a genuine uniform for that troop type. An logo indicates a link to a painting or graphic drawing of that troop type. An logo indicates that additional written information is also available, such as regimental lists of facing colors and other related items. Wherever the word "Regimental" appears below, it means that the facing color of a regiment is used for that item instead of a standardized color. In such cases, watch for the logo, which commonly links to lists of regimental facing colors.

Note : Jager painting by Velimir Vuksic.

Austrian Army Foot Troops
Troop Type Uniform & Equipment Features
Coat Turnbacks Pants Headgear Leggings Shoulder
Belts
Bedroll ¹ Special
German Line   White Regimental White Black¹ Black White Grey Yellow stripe on helmet crest (1798)
Hungarian Line   White Regimental Blue Black¹ None White Grey Yellow stripe on helmet crest (1798)
Jagers Grey Green Grey Black Black Black Grey  
Artillery Brown Red White Black Black White None  

Austrian Army Horse Troops
Troop Type Uniform & Equipment Features  
Coat Turnbacks Pants Headgear Shoulder
Belts
Shabraque ¹ Special ² Special
Light Dragoon Dark Green Red White Black¹ White Red black crest w/yellow side stripe, brass plate
Hussar Regimental None Regimental Regimental White Red    
Dragoon Dark Green Red White Black¹ White Red black crest w/yellow side stripe, brass plate
Uhlan Dark Green¹ Red Dark Green Regimental² White Red red lapel green over yellow plume
Cuirassier White¹ Red? White Black² White Red iron (silver) armor black crest w/yellow side stripe, brass plate
 
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