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Old 14th June 2014, 07:59 PM   #2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi
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Default Russian Naval Visits of Tahiti and Mo'orea, 1823-29: an Overview
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Hello! Who have any information about Tahiti Guard in XIX centure? What weapons was used by them?
I read, that in 1822 russian seamen presented for Tahiti guardians the uniforms of russians hussars. It's true, who now?
Yes !! The Russian sloop Ladoga was in Tahiti in about 1823 ... they provisioned there...and exchanged a lot of items mainly traditional Russian clothing, bonnets and uniforms etc etc... see http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home..._num_98_1_1924 This makes interesting reading ...
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