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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Shipka on 23 May 2016, 09:01:22 PM

Title: Regular Croatian Infantry 1848.......?
Post by: Shipka on 23 May 2016, 09:01:22 PM

Guys, seeking some help with info on regular Croat Uniforms for 1848...?

Title: Re: Regular Croatian Infantry 1848.......?
Post by: Shipka on 18 June 2016, 12:08:17 AM

An interesting pic found

Title: Re: Regular Croatian Infantry 1848.......?
Post by: Shipka on 18 June 2016, 12:11:12 AM

https://archive.org/details/manwhosavedaustr00hartuoft

This free book published in 1911 has some interesting descriptions

Title: Re: Regular Croatian Infantry 1848.......?
Post by: Shipka on 19 June 2016, 08:30:28 AM

Diversity of dress

Title: Re: Regular Croatian Infantry 1848.......?
Post by: Adam on 19 June 2016, 09:29:21 AM

There are a couple of pics on the NYPL uniforms site:

(http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=91088&t=w)

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-9249-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

(http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=91087&t=w)

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-9248-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Title: Re: Regular Croatian Infantry 1848.......?
Post by: Kingscarbine on 19 June 2016, 09:34:53 AM

If you're looking for Regular Croat infantry they were formed by the Grenz Regiments and the Seressaner irregular units attached to them. Other units of Jelačić's Army Corps were mostly Militia and the Banderial Hussars.

Title: Re: Regular Croatian Infantry 1848.......?
Post by: Shipka on 19 June 2016, 04:32:27 PM

Interestingly fig 3 in the second pic( Warasdiner) is listed in Austrian orbats as St George Grenz