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cord. Arms : straight sabre, in white baldric, with gold plate and chains. 

 Fig. 6, officer of the royal Highlanders. Red uniform, with black collar 

 and cuffs, yellow flaps and buttons, gold-wrought lace on the collar, and 

 gold wings on the shoulders. No pantaloons, but only the Scotch kilt of 

 green and black tartan. White sporran, with gold tassels. Shoes, and 

 plaited buskins. The sash, of dark red silk, is worn over the shoulders from 

 left to right, the knot over the right hip. Black bear-skin cap, with green, 

 red, and white lower part, and red feather plume. Arms : straight sword 

 with basket hilt, hung over the right shoulder by a baldric with gold plate, 

 and a long dagger on the right hip. Fig. 7, private, and fig. 8, drummer 

 of Highlanders of the line. Uniform : red jackets, with blue collars, breast- 

 facings, and cuffs. Yellow lace on collars, breast-facings, and skirts ; white 

 skirt facings and white wings; belts also white. No pantaloons, but kilt 

 of black and green tartan; shoes and plaited white and brown gaiters; 

 bear-skin cap, with red and white chequered lower part and white tuft. 

 The drummers decorated with blue and white lace and chevrons. Arms : 

 bayonet-muskets. 3. One light brigade, consisting of two light infantry 

 and rifle battalions (of 10 companies). Arms: rifles and sword-bayonets. 

 Fig. 9, officer, fig. ] 1, bugler of rifles. Uniform : green coat, with black 

 collar and cufts, and woollen wings. The officers have green pelisses like 

 the hussars, with black trimmings and lace. Green pantaloons (officers 

 with silver stripes); black belts; officers with silver plate and chain, and 

 the sabre hung with strings. Black shakos, with leather trimmings, yellow 

 plate, and pompon. 



The cavalry consists of: 1. Three regiments Life-Guards, of 8 companies 

 of 50 to 60 men. PI. 22, fig. 1, is an officer of the "Queen's Own" 

 Life-Guards. Arms : straight cuirassier sword with basket hilt, white 

 cuirass with breast and back piece. Uniform : red coat, with blue skirt 

 facings, collar and cuffs entirely covered with gold embroidery. Gold 

 epaulettes, aiguillettes, sash, bandolier, and baldric, gauntlet-gloves, and 

 tight pantaloons, white, with high boots ; lofty bear-skin cap, with gold 

 tassels and white tuft; head-stall richly stitched with gold ; blue shabrack, 

 with gold trimmings bound with red. Mounted entirely on black horses. 

 Fig. 2, officer of 2d regiment Life-Guards. Arms and uniform the same in 

 all respects as for the Queen's, only instead of the bear-skin cap, silver 

 helmets, with gold plate and binding, and black crest. Fig. 3, an officer 

 of the 3d Life-Guards. Uniform and arms as for the 1st, save that the coat 

 is blue instead of red, the gold embroidered collar, cuffs, and skirt facings 

 red instead of blue, and on the somewhat lower bear-skin cap a dark red 

 feather plume. The shabrack scarlet, with gold trimmings and embroidery. 

 Mounted entirely on brown horses. 2. Seven regiments dragoon guards, 

 of 8 companies, and 3 heavy and 13 light cavalry regiments of 8 com- 

 panies of 50 to 60 men. Fig . 5 shows an officer of heav}^ dragoons. 

 Arms : long straight sword and pistols, the private with carbine besides ; 

 yellow helmet, with black horse-tail. L^niform : red coat, with yellow but- 

 tons, white collar and cuffs, richly embroidered with gold, and white skirt 

 facings ; golden bandolier and baldric (privates white), white sabretache, 



