Mirliton (military)

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Mirliton, Flügelmütze, or Flügelkappe was a tall hat worn by hussars, light cavalrymen, and light infantrymen in the period 1750–1800, remaining in increasingly rare usage through the German Wars of Unification.^[1]

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  The three Croatian light troops on the right wear the Flügelkappe. Uniforms are from circa 1750.
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  Two Prussian Hussars from 1792 wear the Flügelmütze, one with the death's head emblem.
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  The three French Chasseurs à Cheval in the center wear mirlitons. Their uniforms are from 1799.

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