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A fact from Pantalon rouge appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 May 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that French Army infantrymen wore red trousers(example pictured) from 1829 until 1914?
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... that French Army infantrymen wore red trousers(example pictured) from 1829 until 1914? Source: "(27 oct. 1820) l'in- fanterie légère (23, 27 octobre 1820) re- çurent l'habit et le pantalon de couleur bleue. Le 26 juillet 1829 le pantalon devint rouge garance" from: L'intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux (in French). Benj. Duprat, Libraire de l'Institut. 1919. pp. 37–38. Google Translate renders this as: "But the regiments reappeared, the line (October 27, 1820) the light infantry (October 23, 27, 1820) received blue coats and trousers. On July 26, 1829 the trousers became madder red." and "it. A decision that had origin-ally been economic, adopted to encourage the French madder industryin 1829, had become sentimental to the point of absurdity ... Red had to be dispensed with and the resulting dull blue andwhite fabric was dubbed “bleu horizon” and universally adopted as ofDecember 1914" from: Matthews David, Alison (2003). "Decorated Men: Fashioning the French Soldier, 1852-1914". Fashion Theory. 7 (1): 32.
ALT2: ... that in 1914 "red trousers are France" became a catchphrase of conservatives in that country? Source: "The words of a former Minister, Alphonse Etienne, 'Le pantalon rouge c'est la France' were adopted as the catch phrase of every conservative in the country until change became impossible and was finally abandoned." from: Lloyd, Mark (4 December 2003). The Art of Military Deception. Pen and Sword. p. 38. ISBN978-1-84468-010-8.
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Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:44, 16 May 2023 (UTC)