They are called army pants with extensions on the hips - breeches. They were invented in the 19th century by the French cavalry general Gaston Alexander Auguste de Galliffe. He served in the 1st Cavalry Regiment since 1853. Participated in the storming of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, went on African expeditions, took part in the Italian campaign of 1859, fought in Mexico, Algeria, in the Franco-Prussian War and crushed the uprising of the Paris communes. In a word, Gaston's life was extremely eventful.
So there is an opinion that Gaston Gallife invented those pants with extensions at the hips during the Franco-Prussian war, when he was wounded in the leg, as a result of which his limbs were twisted and looked extremely unsightly. The seasoned veteran was embarrassed to appear in this form at the court, and therefore invented trousers to hide his physical handicap. However, all this is nothing more than a legend and a historical anecdote. Although with the wounds, Ghalifa was all right, like a military officer. However, the injuries received in the war, even at that time, no one was embarrassed: after all, a deserved person - even there are scars!
In fact, with breeches, everything was much easier, but no less interesting. And most importantly, the idea of widened trousers at the hips for cavalrymen appeared in France even before Gaston Alexander. Similar trousers were already worn by French soldiers serving in Algeria. It was from them that Gaston, apparently, “spied” on the successful idea of a form for a hot climate before he was sent to Mexico. The idea for the new trousers was simple: in hot climates, loose trousers are much more pleasant and easier to wear. Most importantly, trousers with extensions are much easier to pull on.
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Well, since France in the 19th century was the main trendsetter, then after the Franco-Prussian war the idea of newfangled and elegant trousers for gallant cavalrymen were borrowed by the rest of the European powers from Her Majesty Great Britain to Mother Russia. In turn, Soviet cavalry officers (and not only) simply adopted the fashion from the army of the Russian Empire.
If you want to know even more interesting things, then you should read about why the Russian army under the command of Suvorov was considered the fastest in Europe.
A source: https://novate.ru/blogs/060221/57741/
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