Description
Uniforms of Marine troops, Protection troops and Colonial troops of European nations at the end of the 19th century: I) German Empire: 1) Deck officer, 2) Naval officer (small service dress); 3) Admiral (gala uniform with the ribbon of the Black Eagle Order); 4) Mechanical engineer (gala uniform); 5) Sailor (ordinary summer suit); 6) Fireworks petty officer (parade uniform); 7) Sailor in shipyard clothing; 8) Naval cadet; 9) Sea soldier; 10-14) Protection (colonial) troops in East Africa: 10) Officer (garnison suit), 11) Officer (field suit), 12) Sergeant (homeland suit), 13) Sudanese, 14) Sulu; II) Austria-Hungary: 1-2) Sailors in blue and white suit, 3) Frigate captain, 4-5) Naval officers (small uniform and gala uniform); III) Italy: 1) Naval officer (small uniform), 2) Admiral, 3) Sergant, 4) Sailor (1st class), 5) Bersagliere in tropical uniform; IV) France: 1-2) Naval officers (small and big uniform), 3) Admiral, 4-5) Sailors in different suits, 6) Marine infantryman (battlefield), 7) Marine infantryman (parade), 8) Tirailleur from Senegal, 9) Annamite tirailleur; V) Russia: 1-2) Naval officers (small and big uniform), 3) Sailor (summer suit), 4) Soldier of the Marine guard; VI) Great Britain: 1) Admiral, 2-3) Naval officers (small and big uniform), 4-6) Sailors in different uniforms, 7) Marine infantryman (Royal Marine Light Infantry), 8) Soldier of the Indian Army (battlefield), 9) Hussar the Volunteer Prince Wales Hussars of the Province Victoria in Australia, 10) Infantry officer of the Voluntary Militia of Jamaica, 11) Volunteer cavalryman from the Cape of Good Hope. Chromolithograph, published in 1897.