kepi
Flat-topped military cap
A kepi is a cylindrical military cap with a flat top and a visor, associated especially with French soldiers and the American Civil War.
The cap sits high on the head and often features insignia or braid.
Union soldiers wore blue kepis; Confederates wore gray.
Eye-shading brim
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- brimProjecting edge or lip
- bandGroup playing music together
- chinstrapStrap securing headgear
peak · flat-top · stiff · circular · leather · wool · felt · fabric
Soldier in a legion
- tricoloreThree-colored national flag
- gendarmeFrench military police officer
- chasseurFrench hunter-style cooking
- AlgiersCapital of largest African nation
Indochina · Sahara · colonial · regiment · garrison · outpost · expedition · campaign
Ground combat troops
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- battalionMid-sized military unit
commander · brigade · squadron · patrol · drill · tactics · barracks · garrison
Distinguishing mark of rank
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- cockadeRibbon badge for hats
- braidInterwoven strand pattern
- chevronV-shaped line or symbol
epaulette · ceremonial · dress · parade · regimental · standard-issue · khaki · fatigues
visor
Eye-shading brim
chinstrap · peak · flat-top · stiff · circular · leather · wool · felt · fabric · sweatband
legionnaire
Soldier in a legion
- tricoloreThree-colored national flag
- gendarmeFrench military police officer
- chasseurFrench hunter-style cooking
Algiers · Indochina · Sahara · colonial · regiment · garrison · outpost · expedition · campaign · empire
infantry
Ground combat troops
battalion · commander · brigade · squadron · patrol · drill · tactics · barracks · garrison · enlistment
insignia
Distinguishing mark of rank
chevron · epaulette · ceremonial · dress · parade · regimental · standard-issue · khaki · fatigues · service
- Civil War gearmusket, rifle, bayonet, canteen, knapsack
- French militaryFrench Foreign Legion, French Army, legionnaires, chasseurs, gendarme
- military headgearberet, shako, bearskin, busby, balmoral
- WWI InfantryTommies, Tommy, riflemen, trench warfare, bayonet
- Civil War attireblue coat, gray coat, frock coat, shell jacket, officer uniform
- French Policegendarme, gendarmerie, poulet, CRS, commissariat
kepihelmet
Protective head covering
combat helmet · steel helmet · hard hat · ballistic helmet · protective headgear
kepicombat helmet
Military head armor
field cap · boonie hat · patrol cap · beret