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REPUBLIQUE 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 |
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Artillery
|
Brown |
Red |
White |
Black |
Black |
White |
None |
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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 |
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Hussar |
Regimental |
None |
Regimental |
Regimental |
White |
Red |
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Dragoon |
Dark
Green |
Red |
White |
Black¹ |
White |
Red |
black crest w/yellow side stripe, brass plate |
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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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