Shrimp soldier - Ebihei

Japanese: エビ兵 - えびへい
Shrimp soldier - Ebihei

During the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), the Swedish army of Gustav II set an example for all warring nations with its triple-arms tactics, and the Red, Blue, and Yellow regiments, so named for their colors, were the first step toward uniformed battle dress. Around the same time, Louis XIV's Royal Guard was given a uniform, and in 1644, Cromwell of England adopted shrimp-shell helmets and scarlet uniforms for his parliamentary army, earning the soldiers the nickname "shrimp soldiers." Royal guards in every country wore conspicuously lavish clothing, and buglers and drummers were given special bright-colored uniforms.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "shrimp soldiers" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…三十年戦争(1618‐48)に,スウェーデンのグスタブ2世の軍は歩騎砲併用の三兵戦術によって全交戦国の模範となり,その服色から呼ばれた赤・青・黄連隊は戦場服のユニフォーム化に向かう第一歩となった。同じころルイ14世の親衛隊に制服ができ,また1644年イギリスのクロムウェルは,議会軍にエビの殻状の首おおいがついたヘルメットと緋色の軍服を採用し,その兵は〈エビ兵〉とあだ名された。王室の護衛兵はどこの国でも目立ってぜいたくな服を,らっぱ手と鼓手は特別に鮮明な色彩の服を与えられた。…

※「エビ兵」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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