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A soldier's collapsible hat, designed to vanish into a pocket when battle called for less swagger.
means A small, soft, peakless or low-peaked military cap, lighter and less formal than dress headgear, worn by soldiers for everyday duties and fatigue work.
from From "forage," the act of soldiers searching for food and supplies for themselves and their horses — a word that traces back through Old French "fourrage" to a Germanic root meaning fodder, a cousin of "food." The cap took its name from the rough, informal duties — foraging among them — for which a soldier would shed his heavy dress hat in favor of something light and packable.
- name origin
- Worn during foraging duties, not glamorous parade reviews
- kepi cousin
- Evolved into the iconic French kepi
- civil war
- Both Union and Confederate troops wore them constantly
- the fold
- Soft crown folded flat for easy storage
- modern echo
- The garrison cap descends directly from it
british military forage cap — peaked cloth cap worn by british army soldiers, standard issue from 1800s onwards
french kepi — cylindrical forage cap with small stiff brim adopted by french military in 1830s