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    Posted: 17-Feb-2013 at 10:20
I and writing a story set in early 1700s in a town near a Spanish military castillo, if anyone can help me find a resource for period Spanish military ranks, for all services, it would be appreciated.
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In the early 1700s officers had their own uniforms custom-made: often in the same color as the enlisted man's uniform, but cut according to the civilian fashions of the day and made from more expensive material (such as broadcloth or velvet). Higher ranks generally had more lace and embroidery on their sleeves because they could afford it

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Wait for C.V. hig4s.Soldier knows all for soldiers.Smile
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http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/cmh/book_images/high/v1_x2_s02_ss03_01.jpg
Being related to the French Bourbons, the Spanish monarchs dressed their troops in white. On the left is a pvt and on the right is a sgt, identifiable by the piping on his coat and the halberd he carries as a display of rank
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Spain's Irish Brigade wore red coats like the English. These soldiers were former Jacobites: the Wild Geese who chose exile over serving a Protestant monarch
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Nick, it had nothing to do with the Monarch's religion and everything to do with his nationality.
Google Wolfe Tone or Roger Casement and you'll see what I mean. The orange in the Irish tricolor is for the Protestant nationalists.
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hig4s:  Here you are:

NÚMERO TOTAL DE OFICIALES Y CLASES DE TROPA EMPLEADOS EN EL EJÉRCITO DE TIERRA EN 1782
Grado Infantería Caballería
Oficiales nº Total nº Total
Coroneles 83 24
Tenientes coroneles 83 72
Sargentos mayores 83 24
Capitanes 1.494 288
Tenientes 1.494 288
Subtenientes o alféreces 1.494.........................4.731 288...................................984
Clases de Tropa
Sargentos 1ºs. 1.494 288
Sargentos 2ºs. 2.988 576
Cabos 1ºs. 5.318 ----
Cabos 2ºs 11.122.........................9.628 576................................1.440
Total general.......................14.359....................................................2.424
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you can find that here:  http://www.telefonica.net/web2/terronponce/Obras/Premio96/96CAP04A.pdf
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I don't know if you read Spanishj, but when you pull up the document, skip down to the table titled as above.

Be aware that the "Sergeant Major" in the Spanish Army of the period was the equivalent of the Deputy Commander today. He was the highest ranking officer after the Colonel. The Colonel was a political appointee, but the Tercios, later Regiments, were run by the SargentoMayor on a day to day basis. It is not the equivalent of today's "Sergeant Majors"

Also, by a copy of Arturo Perez-Reverte's "The Sun over Breda" and read it to get a feel for how the SPanish Army operated in the old Tercios and later Borbon regiments. 
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