Full-dress was a blue dolman with scarlet cuffs and braid and three rows of 18 brass buttons. The Hungarian breeches were blue with scarlet trim; the sash was scarlet with yellow barrels. In 1801 a blue pelisse with scarlet braid, white lining and black fur was adopted, and this was worn for the campaigns of 1805 and 1809, but was withdrawn after 1810.

Artillerie a Cheval Officer, 1815.

A blue coat was worn for undress. The pointed cuffs, turnbacks, trefoil epaulettes, aiguillettes (left shoulder), and piping to collar, pointed lapels and vertical pockets were scarlet. The waistcoat was blue and usually decorated with scarlet braid and three rows of buttons. This dress was worn in 1806-7 and 1815. The buttoned overalls were blue with scarlet stripes. The Hungarian boots had scarlet trim and tassel.

NCOs had the usual rank chevrons and mixed scarlet/gold braid. Officers had gold lace and braid, gilded buttons and grey pelisse fur; with the coat a gold epaulette was worn on the left shoulder, gold aiguillettes on the right; overalls were blue with gold double-stripes. Officers and NCOs had five rows of buttons on their dolman, pelisse and braided waistcoats. The Young Guard company wore the coat, without aiguillettes.

Top: Artillerie a Cheval Officer's sabretache
Middle: Artillerie a Cheval colpack
Bottom: Artillerie a Pied shako plate

Headdress

All ranks wore a black fur colpack, developing in proportions like that of the Chasseurs ' cheval. Plume and cords were scarlet, the chinchains brass. The bag was scarlet with aurore trim and tassel (mixed scarlet,/gold for NCOs, gold for officers). Forage caps were blue with red trim and grenade badge. The Young Guard company wore a covered shako.

Equipment

Belts were white and stitched along the edges, the black cartridge pouch bearing a brass grenade, then a crowned eagle over crossed cannon. A sabre with brass hilt and brass-fitted scabbard was carried, the knot being scarlet (white with red tassel from 1806). Sabretaches were carried, of various designs, usually with a black leather cover. Shabraques were white sheepskin edged red; after 1806 blue pointed shabraques with scarlet trim and grenades were adopted. Officers had a leopardskin parade shabraque with gold trim. Horses were black.

Imperial Guard Artillery

Artillerie a Cheval
Artillerie a Pied
Train d'Artillerie