Cuirassiers Regiments Facing color Button color 1 dark red pewter 2 black pewter 3 dark red brass 4 grass green pewter 5 light blue pewter 6 black brass 7 dark blue pewter 8 scarlet brass Dragoons 1 black pewter 2 dark blue pewter 3 dark red pewter 4 bright red pewter 5 dark green pewter 6 light blue pewter Chevaux-legers 1* bright red brass 2* bright red pewter 3 bright red brass 4* dark red brass 5 light blue brass 6 dark red brass 7* crimson - * After the initial confusion over white versus dark green coats, these four chevaux-leger regiments are generally regarded as wearing the dark green coat. All other German cavalry wore white coats. Note that Chevaux-legers Regiment #7 was not raised until 1814 (in Italy). Austrian Facing Colors Infantry and Cavalry 1809-1815 Introduction Austrian Infantry of the Line Grenz Infantry German Cavalry National Cavalry Paint Guide Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 2 No. 3 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1993 by Emperor's Headquarters This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com