Up until c1810 the Bengal Cavalry regiments wore red jackets but an order of 1809 changed the uniform to French grey. The facings were ordered to be orange for every regiment (except the 5th who adopted black in 1818) but paintings show that some regiments preferred red collars and cuffs and adopted a colour that could have been either dark orange or scarlet. The shako was taken into wear at some point between 1813 and 1820 to replace the helmet. The plume is unclear in this sketch but may be the drooping red and white horsehair plume which is seen in a painting of an officer of the 5th BLC c1818. The badge on the front is not the star shaped silver and gilt type that we would expect. This contemporary sketch is undated but the jackboots worn for mounted duty can be seen in a painting of three officers of the 2nd BLC in 1825. The gold and red waist girdle was worn from 1802 onwards. A companion sketch of a sowar of the BLC shows the difference between the British and Indian uniforms.
