In my relentless search for uniforms, I have managed to reconstruct the German regiments in the service of Philip V of Spain and, above all, the five Neapolitan regiments raised in 1704 — Airola, Vicco, Eboli, Cavaselice and Garofalo — as well as the four regiments from the Milanese area, including Ferrari, Franchi Borromeo and Montemarciano, the subject of this post.
The Montemarciano Regiment had the unusual distinction of being the only one not to wear a white uniform like the other regiments raised in the Duchy of Milan, perhaps because its colonel came from Senigallia. It was formed with troops recruited in Milan and Lodi and organised into 12 companies plus one grenadier company, for a total strength of about 600 men.
The regiment took part in the sieges of Ivrea and Vercelli in 1704, where it suffered such heavy losses that it had to be disbanded and incorporated into the Ferrari Regiment, with a corresponding change of uniform.
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| REGIMENT MONTEMARCIANO 1704 Copyright Michele SAVASTA FIORE |
Its uniform was a striking blue, with red cuffs and facings throughout. A small gem, both in terms of the uniform itself and the history of military dress.
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