Glorfindel wrote:>>>did they wear cuirasses in 1680?
It sounds as though they did. The above source includes the following :
"Until the mid 1680's cuirassiers and lancers wore breast and back plates, or at least the breastplate..."
Phil
I have some doubts. I have that ebook also, and while it does say that until the 1680s cuirassiers and lancers wore breast and back plates, it is not referring uniquely to the Osuna regiment but rather generically. There may also been regiments called Cuirassiers that were no longer wearing them in the War of the League of Augsburg.
However during the War of the League of Augsburg 1688-97, the Milan Cavalry (white coat and blue cuffs) did wear the lobster helmet and a cuirass.