The uniform was the same as those worn during the Austro-Prussian War and underwent only minor changes prior to the Franco-Prussian War.

INFANTRY

Tunic: Dark Blue

Overcoat: Dark Gray

Leather Equipment: Black for Fusiler Rgts and other line Rgts 3rd battalion. 1st and 2nd battalions of Rgts had white straps.

Cartridge boxes: black

Trousers: Dark Grey with red stripe.

Red Collar and Cuff patches on the tunic and overcoat. Regimental numbers on the Shoulder straps whose colors varied by regiment.

Headgear: Lower crowned black Picklehaub M1860 version with brass metal work. Also artwork shows men wearing a grey brimless field cap with red band and black-white cockade.

Backpack: Hide

Haversack and Straps: White

Boots: Mainly Black but some Tan.

JAGERS

Tunic: Dark Green

Trousers & Overcoat: Gray

Leather Equipment: Black

Red Collar and Cuff patches on the tunic and overcoat.

Shoulder straps colors varied by battalion. Battalions were identified by a number on the shoulder straps.

Headgear: Lower peaked shako with black plume and gold metal work. Also artwork shows men wearing a grey brimless field cap with red band and black-white cockade.

Backpack: Hide

Haversack and straps: White

Boots : Mainly Black but some Tan

ARTILLERYMEN

Tunic: Dark Blue

Overcoat: Dark Gray

Trousers: Dark Grey with red stripe.

Black Collar and Cuff patches on the tunic and overcoat.

Shoulder straps: red. Regiments number on the shoulder straps.

Leather: White straps

Cartridge boxes: black

Headgear: Lower crowned black Picklehaub M1860 version with brass metal work. Also artwork shows men wearing a grey brimless field cap with red band and black-white cockade.

Backpack : Hide

Haversack and straps: White

Boots: Mainly Black but some Tan

CAVALRY

CUIRASSIERS

Tunic: Off-White

Collar patches: Cuffs in Facing colors:

GdC: Red
Gde Rgt: Cornflower Blue
1st: black
2nd: Crimson
3rd: Lgt Blue
4th: Orange
5th: Light Red
6th: Dark Blue
7th: Yellow
8th-Green

Trousers: Off-white (yellowish tint).

Black Knee-high boots.

Helmet: Picklehaub with yellow metal for the Guard Rgt, Guard du Corps and 6th Rgt. Other regiments wore a white metal helmet. The Guard Rgt wore a yellow metal cuirass. Other regiments : White metal cuirass. Cuirass was worn only as part of the full dress uniform not as part of field dress.

DRAGOONS

Tunic: Mid-Blue some sources say Sky-blue.

Collar patches and Cuffs in Facing colors

1st & 2nd Guard Rgt: red
1st: red
2nd: black
3rd: Light Red
4th: Yellow

Trousers: Grey overalls with side stripes of red (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th.

Black Knee-high boots

Helmet : Black picklehaub with yellow metal plates. Some wore a tunic colored brimless field cap with facing color band.

HUSSARS

Tunic: White.

Facing colors were:

GdC: Red
Gde Regt: Cornflower Blue
1st: black
2nd: Crimson
3rd: Light Blue
4th: Orange
5th: Light Red
6th: Dark Blue
7th: Yellow
8th: Green

Trousers: Grey overalls

Black: boots

Headgear: Black fur caps with colored bags.
1st & 2nd Liebhussaren: red bags

UHLANS

Tunic: Dark Blue

Facing colors on the Collar and Cuffs.

1st & 2nd Gde: Red
1st & 5th: white
2nd & 6th: Red
3rd & 7th: Yellow
4th & 8th: Light Blue

Trousers: Grey overalls

Black Knee-high boots

Headgear: Square-topped shako, Black lower portion with the upper portion in facing color with white metal plate for the 1st Guard Rgt and a yellow plate for the 2nd Guard Rgt.

Pennants were white over Black for all regiments.

Full dress shako plume was white.

More 19th Century Danish Wars

Introduction
Chronology of the Danish-German War of 1864
Uniforms of the Danish-German War of 1864: Danish
Uniforms of the Danish-German War of 1864: Austrian
Uniforms of the Danish-German War of 1864: Prussian
Order of Battle: Danish-German War of 1864
Wargaming the Danish-German War of 1864
Background Comments on Danish-German War of 1864