ÇA IRA: april 2021

I was reading the Reglement issued 28th of February 1772 in which various specific information is given about weapons, colour and sabreknots etc.

So I thought that would be usefull for those who like to paint Dutch infantry in 28mm or 15mm.

Spontoons (officers) and halberds (sergeants)

The Spontoon of the officers should be black and max 7 Rijnlandse Voet or 219,8 cm

There are various models of spontoons, from the Dutch military museum underneath some pictures. The first one had the coat of arms of the Province of Utrecht, the second one the coat of arms of Williem IV or V and the last one of the Province of Zeeland.

An officer of the Swiss guard (but no black spontoon pole)

The halberds of the sergeants should also be black and max 7 Rijnlandse Voet or 219,8 cm

Sword-knots:

Of the officers: tassel and knot orange/silver
of the sergeants: tassel and knot silver and orange
of the other ranks: tassel white but the knot in various company colours with those of the first battalion in one full colour, those of the second battalion in two colours

company	1st bat	2nd bat
1st company (grenadiers)	Orange	Orange and white
2nd company	Red	Red and white
3rd company	White	Yellow and white
4th company	Blue	Green and white
5th company	Black	Blue and white
6th company	Yellow	Black and white
7th company	Green	Red and blue

The measurements of the Flags:

In the reglement is stated, that new flags should be square with each side in „Rijnlandse“ measurements 3 Voet and 2 Duim (a voet = 31,4 cm, a duim 2,61 cm) so the flags should be 99,42 cm square (or approx 1 metre square).

The flagpole needs to be in total (incl metal point and shoe) 9 Rijnlandse Voet or 282,6 cm
The flagpole needs to be black.

When you look at the Dutch flags which are in the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam (and which were pictured in an earlier post) you see that these flags are almost 1 meter square. Some a few cm shorter on one side and sometimes a litle bit wider.

Of the Swiss flags is said, that they are bigger then the Dutch flags so probably these are an older model (or they just didn't conform to the dutch standards).

Standardbearer Hollandse garde and again no black flagpole

Clothing/hats officers

Except the guard, no other regimental officers may have gold or silver lacing on their coats. Even the buttons need to be of the metal of the regiment and no gold or silver ones.
Only on hats it is allowed to have gold or silver lace of max one "Rijnlandse duim" of 2,61 cm.

The knots on the hat of the officer will always be in orange and silver.

Neckties will be always black.

Clothing/hats other ranks

Coats of corporals are always the same as other ranks but their hats will be in the style of sergeants. Hatlace of other ranks is white. (probably in 1777 this was chaged in that corporals should have an epaulette on the right shoulder in silver or gold).

Coats of sergeants will have their lace etc (if the regimetn has lace) in gold or silver while the lace with corporals and other ranks will be in white.

Neckties will be always black.

Lace of drummers

These will have as their lacing on lapels, cuffs and swallownests in the colours of the regimental commander.

Remark: afaik sadly no colours are mentioned or known but maybe for the regiments connected to the house of orange these would be orange or orange/blue but the Hollandse Garde grenadier drummers underneath shows only gold (first) or white (second). The first one could be a drummer of the regimental band.