That’s very interesting James. I’ll have have to check that site out. I hadn’t really considered the appearance of gaiters into question until now. I know that while doing some research on the Kronostaf website (great source btw) that French troops did start wearing them during the war but I haven’t checked out what other nations were doing at the time. I know Marlborough himself preferred to wear gaiters over riding boots, which makes me think that they existed in the British army in some capacity.

A splendid looking pose there. Happy New Year to yourself and everyone else in the community! Always enjoy studying and reading these posts (seriously, I have Excel files). :joy: