The mounted officer on the left of the painting is distinguished by a white feather plume on his shako. The peak of his shako also looks as if it has a silver edge. He has a dress pouch-belt of gold lace with a white silk stripe down the middle. He does not have a haversack over his right shoulder like the men. His horse furniture consists of a black sheepskin with white edge, and a blue valise marked with an embroidered HYC. He also differs from the men in that he has knee boots and breeches. His dress jacket is braided and laced with silver and although they cannot be seen, he has gold embroidered rank badges on his collar, unless he is a cornet in which case there would be no badge. A closer view of an officer’s uniform can be seen in the portrait of Viscount Eversley.
The officer is instructing the sergeant who has rank chevrons on his left arm. This must be incorrect and does not agree with the photo of the sergeants group where the stripes are on the right sleeve only. The other men show the back of the uniform with the white braid following the back seams. The black ammunition pouch is plain, without a badge. One man wears an undress pill-box forage cap showing white braid figuring on the top.
