Shakos

In the trailer, when it cuts to the Italian Campaign, it shows Line Infantry with Shakos!

I was under the impression Shako's were not introduced untill 1806 in the French Armies!!!

The above image shows examples of the headgear worn by French Fusiliers over the period.

A) Regulation bi-corne 1801 issue.
B) Regulation fatique cap 'bonnet de police' (CA seem to think this was worn by drummers)
C) Regulation bi-corne 1801 issue being worn 'en colonna' e.g. fore and aft.
D) Regulation bi-corne 1801 issue being worn 'en bataille' e.g. cockade forward.
E) Regulation shako issued in January 1807, note the 'V' cheverons on the sides.
F) Regulation shako 1807 issue, showing the dress cords used for special occassions.
G) Regulation shako 1807 issue, with cloth campaign cover, oilskin was used later and became the official issue.
H) Regulation shako 1810 issue, slightly larger and bell-topped design without the side chevron's.
I) Regulation shako 1810 issue, showing non-regulation cords and tassels (these were not longer being issued). The wearer has also tied his chin straps in the typical position behind the pom-pom to stop them flapping about.
J) Regulation shako 1810 issue, showing a solider with his 'couvre-nuque' (neck-cover) lowered and tied under his chin and the shako protected by its regulation oilskin cover.
K) Regulation Officers bi-corne 1801, this was retained after the issue of the shako for off-duty wear and the on the march.
L) Officer wearing the 'bonnet de police' as an alterntive to the bi-corne for off-duty wear.
M) Officer wearing the 1807 issue shako, upper band and chevrons were gold lace.
N) Officer wearing 1810 issue shako with cloth cover.

Note: the variation in pom-pom styles depicted in these sketches, these tended to vary in style considerably from regiment to regiment. Some being flat disc's, others round balls, carrot shaped, or little tufted plumes, occassionally bearing the battalion number super-imposed over the company colour. 1st Company = Green, 2nd Company = Sky blue, 3rd Company = Golden Yellow, 4th Company = Violet.

Would be cool if early period infantry had Bicornes and Late period infantry had shakos.

Originally Posted by -TopCat-

Would be cool if early period infantry had Bicornes and Late period infantry had shakos.

Unlikely, seeing as how the decision has already been made to dress the British infantry in a belgic shako's which were not issued to most regiments until after Waterloo in 1815.

Another fun task for the modders at large to embrace

Jack Lusted told us a while ago here that in the Italian campaign, and Egypt, the French do wear bicorne hats.

Originally Posted by Marshal Beale

Jack Lusted told us a while ago here that in the Italian campaign, and Egypt, the French do wear bicorne hats.

Any links to that?
Sounds like an interview I havent yet seen

It wasn't in an interview, he told us that here in the NTW forum, but i think the topic is buried now, I'll see if i can find it.

EDIT: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...60#post6310860
(post 59)

I suggest you check out the entire of my thread there, it has loads of information on NTW that we have heard yet all from Lusted! (And yes I do accept rep)

I also brought it back from the grave!

I hope CA do their best to show uniform changes in this period. I liked the long Russian film 'War and Peace', as they did their best to show such details as the 1805 and 1811 shako differences.I wonder if the Swedes will have their unusual hat before they adopted the shako.

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Kiwer style shako after 1811