Zouave Drum Major ,The Barbados Regiment (postcard) : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Zouave Drum Major ,The Barbados Regiment (postcard) / Kaspar C
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Queen Victoria approved the outfitting of the three (3) West India Regiments, which were mostly active in the Caribbean and on the African Gold Coast , in the French-Algerian troops Zouave uniform .The West India Regiments were an integral part of the British Army. A West India Regiment was revived in 1958 under the flag of the West Indies Federation, which collapsed four years later in 1962.Many of the displaced soldiers went on to serve in the subsequently formed Trinidad and Tobago Regiment, and the Jamaica Regiment. For the first half century of its existence the WIR wore the standard uniform (shako, red coat and dark coloured or white trousers) of the English line infantry of the period. The various units were distinguished by differing facing colours. One unusual feature was the use of slippers rather than heavy boots. In 1856 a very striking uniform was adopted for the regiments, modeled on that of the French Zouaves. It comprised a red fez wound about by a white turban, scarlet sleeveless jacket with elaborate yellow braiding worn over a long-sleeved white waistcoat, and dark blue voluminous breeches piped in yellow. This distinctive uniform was retained for full dress throughout the regiment until 1914 and by the band until disbandment in 1927. It survives as the full dress of the band of the modern Barbados Defence Force. |
| 撮影日 | 2009-02-27 10:17:03 |
| 撮影者 | Kaspar C , Barbados |
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| 撮影地 | Christ Church, Barbados 地図 |