Best Dressed Warrior

[Hanrinator]

They really look awesome, don´t they ?

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http://www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleonistyka.atspace.com/img/russian_infantry_june_1812.jpg

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[The Mighty McLovin]

The 2e Régiment de Chevau-Légers Lanciers de la Garde Impériale were formed in 1810 from the Dutch troops of the Guard Hussar Regiment, the 3rd Hussar Regiment and the Garde du Corps. Their colonel, Baron Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais, was nicknamed Iron man because of various wounds he recieved in Egypt, Austerlitz, Eastern Prussia, Wagram and Quatre-Bras. Often nicknamed the Red Lancers or Crawfish because of their red uniforms. They are truly beautiful.

Now for some images (Warning: They are big).

Officer

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Ranker

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Trumpeteer

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Charge in Germany, 1813

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Red Lancers moving

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Red Lancer at Berezina, 1813

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The last victory, Reims, 1814

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[Eternal]

For the past ages, I would consider this as the best armor
http://pop.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/15/05/54cac8af0574b_-_armour-0711-mdn.jpg
https://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ef5174d1c897dd8708369680104437ec?convert_to_webp=true

Of course you cannot cut through any kind of good armor, but this armor aimed at hiding as much skin as possible in order to keep the user safe. It also allows fine mobility. Typically, the best way to kill the person using this armor is to go behind him and cut his nape.
The amount of it's cover and shape makes you look like you mean business.

[Wolff]

I like the fse alt-right crew

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[Bluehawk]

Montenegro in the first quarter of the 19th Cen.

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[habsburg]

Is it just me or do british uniforms from the napoleonic wars all look the same?

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[Duuring]

That's sorta the point of a uniform.

And not really. French uniforms were even more similair between regiments, as they had long abolished regimental colours.

[habsburg]

That's sorta the point of a uniform.

And not really. French uniforms were even more similair between regiments, as they had long abolished regimental colours.

But is there a british regiment that doesn't have the red-white-black combination? I could think of multiple french regiments that have interesting colors for example the Prince of Neufchatel's (Neuchatel) Battalion better know as 'The Canaries'

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Or Napoleons swiss regiment, or the polish legion.
There are also a lot of cool variations from the Egypt campaign or the Spanish war.
I mean, the british uniforms aren't ugly, no, they are just a little bit boring to look at.

[Bravescot]

That's sorta the point of a uniform.

And not really. French uniforms were even more similair between regiments, as they had long abolished regimental colours.

But is there a british regiment that doesn't have the red-white-black combination?

Yes, that would be the every single British regiment aside from the 50th, 58th, 64th, 70th and 89th Regiments of Foot.

British regiment's had different colours on their uniforms called Facings. This was the collars, cuffs and shoulder epaulettes of their uniforms and would correspond to funnily enough the colour of their Regimental Colours.

For example the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Foot Guards and 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 18th, 21st, 23rd and 42nd Regiments of Foot had blue facings whilst the 13th, 15th, 16th, 28th, 29th, 34th, 37th, 38th, 44th, 75th, 77th, 80th, 85th, 86th, 88th and 93rd Regiments of Foot had Yellow facings to their uniform.

[Frederik]

The highland regiments, the rifle regiments (60th and 95th) and the brunswickers as example

[The Mighty McLovin]

Brunswickers weren't part of the British army though. just serving with them.

[Duuring]

Correct for 1815, though the Brunswichers between 1809 and 1814 were part of the austrian and later the British army.

[John Price]

My personal favourites are the renowned regiments of the French army that received white uniforms for their achievements and titles gained (however a few received them for no reason at all). For example 14e, 17e and 18e although there are more. Not just because of the NW regiments besides them but more for how unique they were and how looked up to they were alongside the Garde.

However its a shame that the company's that received the uniforms were obviously used in quite hard battles and their numbers were not replenished, they were just replaced entirely.

[Duuring]

Never ever have I seen claimed that regiments received white uniforms for achievement.

[joer5835]

I'd like to see some source for that, Price. Because as far as I know, white uniforms where a failed experiment by Napoleon to reintroduce the white uniforms of the Ancien Regime. They had nothing to do with achievements.