This figure shows one of Garibaldi’s Guides who were mounted (when they had horses!).
I have shown this officer in the uniform they landed in Sicily with and wore until the fall of Palermo.
They then switched to an all grey uniform. One wonders if the bright uniforms marked them out for the enemy sharpshooters? Although with an army of red shirts that might have been less of a problem?
The Wargaming Erratic 