Soldiers In Uniform at Balls?

Upstart Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 36

Hello Writers!

I have a question regarding a soldier:

I have a scene with a soldier at a ball after the Napoleonic Wars are over. I have him in uniform but wonder if this would be common. Would soldiers wear uniforms after battle are finished or only while battles are still being fought?

Thanks!
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Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject:

I sure hope so! Wink

Half the men ever mentioned in my story wear uniform...

Well, I would say that as long as he still held a commission of whatever rank, thus was still in the army even if only on half-pay, he certainly could wear uniform to a formal event like a ball if he desired.
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Wellies

"Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained." -- The Duke of Wellington

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:52 am Post subject:

As Wellies said, if he's still commisioned, then he could certainly wear his uniform. And since women always find a man in uniform sexy, I'd think he'd wear the thing all the time! Very Happy

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Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100

Please just remember that dress uniforms had PUMPS not BOOTS. There are really wonderful accounts of officers fighting the battle of Waterloo in their pumps (and loosing them in the mud) because they went directly to the field from the Duchess of Richmond's ball without stopping to change.
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