jsnholl Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Can anyone ID this uniform? I believe from 1860-1870 Grand Duchy of Baden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I believe from 1860-1870 Grand Duchy of Baden Very difficult to say with the size of the image. Baden troops were not wearing that type of epaulette during the period. Can you do a larger image? Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsnholl Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 Glenn, The site will only allow me to post 150 kb pic. I have a larger image but can't post it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 This is the same picture with 31kB I use FastStone Image Viewer Uwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsnholl Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 thanks speedytop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsnholl Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 I found this uniform on a museum site thought it resembled my unknown uninform. The site id'd it as a piedmontese uniform, has anyone heard of the Piedmontese? comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Piedmontese would refer to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. This Italian kingdom led the path to Italian Unification with it's king, Victor Emanuel II eventually assuming the title of King of Italy. Considered excellent troops, Piedmontese-Sardinians fought in the coalition against France in the Napoleanic Wars and on the side of the British/French/Ottomans against the Russians in the Crimea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsnholl Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 Did German troops join/help the Piedmont-Sardinia Army? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Did German troops join/help the Piedmont-Sardinia Army? A Google search yields several websites that suggest; Yes, German and Swiss regiments existed in the Piedmont-Sardinia Army. One such website: http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/Piedmont/c_piedmont.html Of course, these are random data points and only suggest areas for further research as to the origin of your original posted photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 A Google search yields several websites that suggest; Yes, German and Swiss regiments existed in the Piedmont-Sardinia Army. One such website: http://www.napoleon-...c_piedmont.html Of course, these are random data points and only suggest areas for further research as to the origin of your original posted photo. No, this uniform is from sometime between 1850 and 1870. There were no non-Sardinian units in that kingdom's armed forces by that time. For instance, see http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/Sardinia1854.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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