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No, he means it was an early uniform.
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FreddBloggs wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:09 am He was a hussar, bet he had more coloured coats than Joseph.
Possibly, but this one was originally green. There are a number of 'green' uniforms in Les Invalides that have faded to a lovely powder-blue shade over 200 years.
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Ao, the yellow fades faster tan the blue Was it a mid green or a dark green?
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grizzlymc wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:08 pm Ao, the yellow fades faster tan the blue Was it a mid green or a dark green?
7th Hussars Green.
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