Hussards de Baschi de Cayla

The Hussards de Baschi de Cayla is a body of hussards made up during the French revolution by the Armée with the emigrants.

Creation and various denominations

July 1794: The body east creates by Etienne de Baschi, Count of Cayla and is composed of 300 men, mainly of the Alsacien S and serves in the Austrian Armée.
October 1797: The body, which does not count any more that 118 men, passes in the Russian Armée.
April 1798: The body of the Hussards de Baschi of Cayla is laid off and joined together with the Dragons of Enghien.

Uniform

shako : black
collet: red
dolman: red
fur-lined coat: blue
facing: blue
braid: white
breeches: blue

See too

Regiment of French cavalry

Source

French Hussards, Volume 1, Of the Old mode to the Empire edition Histoire and collection

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