The two Osprey and Gush's books are what you need. Sweden even tried to have the pants match the coat. Gush's book also touches on the 'traditional' uniforms for cavalry. Most Scots serving Sweden were quickly given uniforms, although 'redshanks' volunteers hoping to join sometimes followed the army in traditional clothing. the following is a short summation. One item that none of these books mention is the Swedish field sign of the hat band. Two old accounts state that the Swedes wore a yellow hat band with blue edging on the band to identify Swedish troops. Parkers' book also supports this view. (p 301 Biblography).

The Swedish infantry wore unwaisted long coats (smocks). The basic cut was the peasant coat that reached from to just beyond the waist or almost to the knee. The hat was grey felt except were noted. Buff coats, when worn, were sleeveless. (Most buff coats of this period were sleeveless.) Armor was blackened. Milita and pre 1626 coats were tawny orange and or light grey with white trim. The red, blue and yellow regiments at least worn colored cassocks during this period. Native Swedish troops often wore blue. Light blue overcoats with fur trim were worn in winter. Post 1626 wore blue yellow and red coats and pants. Thurns ' regiment wore blue. See also info above on defecting units. British and Scots volunteers wore red and black tartan or tawny with grey pants, stockings, and cassocks. Blue bonnets and tartan trews were also worn.

Officers wore white lay down collars and cuffs with a blue and yellow sash. (The sash color is post Lutzen). Officier uniforms could be black, grey, or the regiments uniform. Ensigns and the Kings ' Lifeguard musketeers wore grey.

Cavalry. The household cavalry dressed in blue and at least one other Regiment did also. household troops also wore Vasa livery, black and yellow (gold). Known cavalry coats and possibly cuffs, were:

Smalands= red coats and blue cuffs, trim
Upplands = red coats and yellow cuffs, trim
Ostgota= red coats and black cuffs, trim.

Finnish cavalry wore an orange or blue coat with grey or blue pants. The hat worn was either a light colored sheep fur cap, buff leather, or orange colored.

Cavalry in general were dressed in blackened back and brestplate with a long coat or buff and leather gantlets, which covered most of any uniform. Gameshooters, or jaegers, were dressed in blue.

Artillerists were dressed in black or blue, for the specialists, and grey or blue for the laborers assisting the guncrews.

Dragoons dressed in red coats with grey pants and or all in brown.

All black 'mourning ' uniforms were issued after the death of the King and dragoons and infantry wore these expensive uniforms.

This concludes my look at the uniforms of the Thirty Years War, but, if interest warrants, I would be happy to discuss the uniforms of the Poles and Turks of this time frame.

More Uniforms of the 30 Years War

General Introduction
France and Savoy
Denmark and Saxony
Imperial Armies
Protestant
Sweden
Bibliography