
Episode 91: The Cavalry
The Age of Napoleon Podcast
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Hussar Hair Style
Hussar troops had evolved quite a bit as the years passed and the concept spread across europe. The semi professional border ruffians of the early modern period probably would not have recognized their fellow hussars in the grand arme. There was even an eastern european inspired hair style that was very popular among hussars for much of the napoleonic wars. Long hair tied back in a pony tail with two small braids hanging down on each side of the face. These braids were called coronets. This style was usually paired with a moustache curled up at each and of course, you might be trying to picture that and thinking, that can't possibly
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