Privates of the Battalion companies wore the bicorn hat and long-tailed coat. This profile of the soldier presenting arms provides us with a back view so that the bayonet scabbard and black ammunition pouch can be seen. We can also see the pocket flaps with two visible button loops. There is a pocket flap on each tail with two pairs of loops. The paired loops also decorate the blue lapels with one on each collar which is styled like the turned-down collar of the 1770s but more developed into the stand-up collar. The lace used for the button loops is white with a double blue worm, seen more clearly in the detail. The shoulders have a blue strap to hold the white belts in place, and red wings decorated with a slimmer version of the button lace. The soldier’s hat has a black silk rosette with white metal button and white cord providing a base for the white feather plume. Like the officer, the coat is fastened on the upper chest but open lower down to reveal the white waistcoat. His breeches are also white and the lower legs are protected with black gaiters that button up the sides.
The officer and private appeared on a single print of the First (or the Royal) Regiment drawn by Edward Dayes, engraved by C H Hodges and published on 1 Dec 1792.
