Uniforms Of Spanish Units At Talavera

(Spanish Text by José Manuel Rodríguez Gómez, Illustrations by Jose Maria Bueno)

Engineers

Sapper in campaign dress. Unlike the officer described above, this soldier wears a model 1805 leather helmet, with an apron and a shovel, very nearly the hallmarks of their status as pioneer. The sword at his side is shorter and thicker than others shown here. It was used as a knife-machete and an improvised tool.

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