Amasa Cavalry
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Origin and History
The regiment was created in Badajoz from isolated companies on 24 August 1703 for the Commissaire Général Pedro de Amasa.
During the War of the Spanish Succession, the successive colonels of the regiment were:
- since 24 August 1703: Pedro de Amasa, Marquis de Aza (deserted to the Allies in January 1704)
- from 23 March 1704: Antonio Pignatelli, Marquis de San Vicente (promoted to maréchal de camp on 15 December 1709)
- from 1 May 1709: Francisco Pignatelli Aymerich (son of the preceding colonel and formerly lieutenant-colonel in the regiment)
Service during the War
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Uniform
Very little is known about the uniform of this regiment to the exception that the uniform was blue with red as its distinctive colour.
Privates
Headgear | black tricorne laced yellow or white, with a red cockade fastened with a golden or silver clip and a brass or a pewter button | ||||||||||||
Neck stock | white | ||||||||||||
Coat | blue with brass or pewter buttons on the right side
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Waistcoat | probably red | ||||||||||||
Breeches | probably blue | ||||||||||||
Leather Equipment |
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Troopers were armed with a sword, a pistol and a carbine.
Officers
Uniforms of officers differed from those of privates and NCOs by the finer material used. Their waistcoat, saddle cloth and housings were edged with a wide golden braid. They always wore a tricorne notwithstanding the headgear worn by soldiers.
The regulation of 30 December 1704 specified the distinctive of each military rank:
- colonel: a baton with a gold knob
- lieutenant-colonel: a baton with a silver knob
- sargento mayor: a baton with a silver topped knob
- captain: silver or golden epaulettes (according to the metal colour of the regiment) on both shoulders
- lieutenant: silver or golden epaulette (according to the metal colour of the regiment) on the right shoulder
- cornet: silver or golden epaulette (according to the metal colour of the regiment) on the left shoulder
NCOs
The regulation of 30 December 1704 specified the distinctive of each military rank:
- sergeant : baton without knob and halberd
- mariscal de logis (quartermaster): small woolen epaulette (red or of the distinctive colour of the regiment)
- brigadier: swagger stick
- corporal of squadron: swagger stick
- second corporal of squadron (rank suppressed in 1706): swagger stick
Musicians
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Standards
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References
Dragonas Magazine
Acknowledgement
Jean-Pierre Loriot for the initial version of this article.