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https://steamcommunity.com/id/apiperRegiment Name: Glengarry Light Infantry
Unit Type: Light Infantry
Unit Replacer: UK Light Infantry
Image of the Unit:
Image, its in french but I can help translate if needed
http://a407.idata.over-blog.com/4/97/74/44/planches-uniformes/glengarrylight.pngThe image referenced below is this one
https://i.imgur.com/G1Iw07b.jpgSpoiler
A green uniform like that of the 95th Rifles was issued to the Glengarry Light Infantry. The jacket for the men was dark green with black collar, pointed cuffs, and turn-backs piped with white tape. Cloth pantaloons were green; shoulder-straps were black, piped with white, and ending in a black tuft. The most striking feature of the jacket was the three rows of twelve white metal buttons down the front of the breast.
The cap for both officers and men of the Glengarrys was the black felt "stove-pipe" shako, which remained the head-gear of rifle and light infantry corps even after the introduction of the "Wellington" shako. The officer's cap badge, a silver bugle with cords and the letters GLI, can be seen in the illustration. It is speculated that other ranks wore a cap badge of similar pattern in pewter. The cylindrical felt shako was trimmed with green cap cords and a black cockade; a white metal button in front held a green plume.
The Glengarrys carried the thirty-nine-inch barrel Light Infantry Musket, rather than the Baker rifle of the 95th.8 Accoutrements consisted of the standard cross-belt equipment of black leather, with regimental belt-plate.
The illustration depicts an officer of the Glengarry Light Infantry in campaign dress. The black collar of his dark-green jacket is laced with black braid, and has a silver button on each side. The rows of silver buttons on the jacket front are laced with black braid across the chest. The black leather cross-belt worn by officers, sergeants, and warrant officers incorporated a silver lion's head, chain, and whistle
The officer in the illustration wears his crimson sash across the right shoulder. This was probably a regimental affectation to symbolize the Highland origin of the Glengarrys. His sword-belt is black leather with brass fittings; the sword is of the curved light-infantry pattern. Evidence suggests that the sword-knots of the regiment were of green and yellow silk.
Officers of Rifles and Light Infantry frequently adopted clothing styles of Light Cavalry; thus, leather-trimmed overalls, such as those shown in the illustration, were common in these regiments. Some officers wore the cavalry-style dark-green pelisse trimmed with black fur and embellished with silver buttons and black cord across the chest.
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