Russian Hussars in the Napolenonic War

Hussars originate from Hungarian Cavalry and they became a fad that spread throughout all of Europe, and no army could be complete with out at least one regiment of elegantly clad Hussars.

Russia was no exception, especially at a time like Napoleon's invasion of Russia, where Russia was at a place where they were trying to style themselves very European. And the first thing a country does to mimic another region, is to model their army after those of that area. So the Russian Army had a branch of Hussars that were cloaked in fine red uniforms and were elaborately embellished with gold trim and cords. To look at them one could've thought them to belong to Emperor Napoleon's Army.

Russian Hussars in the Napoleonic War