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Question : peninsula war contra guerrilla uniforms?
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Rob_bresnen:
I want to add some Spanish contra guerrilla to my French force for sharps practice but can't find out much information regarding uniforms etc. Does anyone know if the contra guerrilla wore uniforms, and if so what did they look like?
SteveBurt:
I think all sorts of troops were used for anti-guerilla operations by the French. Infantry, dismounted dragoons, whatever was to hand. I don't think there was some sort of anti-guerilla division, so there is no specific uniform.
Belisarius:
Just as Steve says , French Line Dragoons were widely used to counter the Guerilla bands . It was said, after the war , that the Dragoons were the only branch of the French Army to leave the Peninsula War with their reputation enhanced .
vtsaogames:
The only dedicated contra-guerilla units in the French army that I'm aware of fought in Mexico during Maximilian's reign, 1862+.
Aerendar Valandil:
Were the gendarmes not usd for anti-guerrilla duty?
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