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Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:30 am
by grizzlymc
No, he means it was an early uniform.
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 11:15 am
by RMD
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.
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:08 pm
by grizzlymc
Ao, the yellow fades faster tan the blue Was it a mid green or a dark green?
Re: Let the Pedants Rejoice!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:59 pm
by RMD
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.