An Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the War, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the War, Vol. 1 of 2<br><br>The dress of the Austrian Infantry is, a white jacket that buttons straight down to the waist, with coloured collar, cuffs, and skirts turned back, before and behind. The difference between the Hungarians and the rest, consists merely in the former wearing pantaloons and short half-boots (as described in the plate, which should have been called, an Hungarian battalion-man) and the latter being cloathed in white breeches, and long lack gaiters, like the British. The corps of O'Donnel have green jackets, with red pantaloons, and instead of small leather, wear Huffar caps. The other fri corps are chiefly cloathed in grey, or green. In the frontispiece to vol. II, the soldier is faced round, to shew his pouch, accoutrements, and method of tying the hair. The front of the leather caps turns down, to guard the face from the sun, and, in wet weather, the back of the neck from rain. When in action the soldier usually turns the plate behind, left its glittering should attract the notice of the enemy. Their parade dress is in the plates alone described; on duty, in camp, or on a march (except in the heat of summer, when it is neatly rolled up, and slung over the right shoulder) they at all times wear a loose straight-cut great coat, of a light-brown colour, and put on their accoutrements above it. Thus appointed, as their firelocks are not highly polished, it becomes difficult for the enemy to ascertain their numbers, or to perceive their approach: in an instant they can throw off this surtout, and appear perfectly neat and clean dressed for parade.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.