3rd Battalion, 3rd Swiss regiment joins their brothers from Neufchatel
It took about four hours to get these lads sorted out, a bit of a slog even with the "toy soldier" standard paint job. I am going to try to paint a battalion a day and get these finished within the fortnight. Not very impressive up close, but at two feet they look just fine.
The drummers of the Neuchâtel battalion do not wear reversed colors but a blue coat with a red lapel, collar and facings. There are two types of sleeves: with or without yellow chevrons. The musicians and drum major wear a uniform similar to blue with a distinctive red.
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Did the other Swiss regiments have similar dress? The osprey book gives interesting histories but not much by way of hard data on dress/flags and dates of implementation.
Delete1st regiment of Swiss foot
DeleteTroop: Red coat, distinctive yellow color
Drum; Dark blue coat, distinctive yellow color
2nd regiment of Swiss foot
Troop: Red coat, distinctive dark blue color
Drum: Dark blue coat, distinctive dark blue
3rd regiment of Swiss foot
Troop: Red coat, distinctive black color
Drum: Red coat, distinctive black color (like the troop but with yellow chevrons on the sleeves)
4th regiment of foot swiss
Troop: Red coat, distinctive medium blue color
Drum: Dark blue coat, distinctive medium blue color
Valais Battalion
Troop: Red coat, distinctive white color
Drum; Dark blue coat, distinctive white color
The distinctive color is present on the collar, lapels and sleeve facings. chevrons on the sleeves are not always present exept 3rd regiment.
https://histoireetcollections.com/fr/livres-en-anglais/2776-swiss-troops-in-french-service-1785-1815-9782352502357.html