BAVARIAN INFANTRY

There is an uncertainty as to the actual blue that was used for the uniforms at this time period the argument is whether it was a “dark blue” or a “corn-flower” blue. I have chosen to use a mid blue known as “Copen” blue, this a Delta Ceramcoat color. I know of at least one other company that makes a color that is very similar.
The following items of dress were common to all infantry regiments:

• Collars, cuffs, lapels, and coat linings were in the regimental facing color
• Stocks were Red
• Black gaiter, tricorne hat,
• Gloss Black cartridge boxes, bayonet scabbard
• Blue and white cockade on the tricorne
• Brass grenades on the grenadiers cartridge boxes on the waist belt
• Red-Brown calfskin straps on tin water bottles and musket slings ( this was white after 1740)
• Brown-Black Austrian pattern grenadier fur caps with red bag, white lace and tassel
• Cowhide knapsacks until 1757, white or grey ticking after that
• Brass drums with blue/white stripes on the hoops and white drum cords
• Mounted officers had shabraques and pistol covers in the regimental color, trimmed in the button color.
  

With the following exceptions: The Leib-Regiment had corn-flower blue shabraques edged in silver. Infanterie-Regiment Kurprinz had dark blue shabraques edged in gold.

• Regimental staff officers wore lace in the button color
• The Leibkcompanie of the 1st battalion of each regiment carried the Leibfahne, a white flag with the Madonna painted on it in various designs
• Fusilier companies carried a white/blue checked regimental color. For reasons of economy, the Madonna and the electoral ciphers in the corners of the flags were often omitted.
• Grenadier companies did not carry flags.

Musicians, with a few exceptions, wore the corn-flower blue coat with white/blue checked lace in horizontal stripes.The exceptions are as follows:

• Leib-Regiment – until 1760 drummers wore reversed colors with black/blue checked diagonal lace. The regiment adopted the black facings with white lace. The drummers wore this new uniform, but with the same lace as the old uniform.
• Infanterie-Regiment Kurprinz in Bayern – drummers wore the cornflower-blue uniform with black/blue checked lace
• Infanterie-Regiment Graf von Minucci – when the regiment was renamed for its new commander in 1759 the drummers wore reversed colors with cornflower blue waist coats.
• Infanterie-Regiment Graf von Preysing – Musicians wore the livery of the Inhaber, yellow coats with red lapels, vests, and white breeches.

The General staff . Generals who owned or commanded a regiment probably wore the regiment uniform with silver or gold embroidery. Otherwise the following uniform was used:
- Cornflower blue coat with silver lace down the front and around the pockets

• Black cuffs and stock with silver edges
• Gloss black riding boots
• Black tricorne with a white feather fringe and a black cockade
• Silver buttons
• Yellow vest with white or silver lace down the front and along the bottom edge
• Yellow breeches
• Red shabraques and pistol covers with silver edging

As of June 1759, the Bavarian generals attached to the Reichskontingent were excepted to wear the Imperial uniform, consisting of white coats with red facings. It is not now if the Bavarians complied with it.

• Cavalry – All harness was black
• Artillery – Guns and wagons were a blue-grey with black metal. Ammo wagons had red covers. Pack animals had red saddle clothes

Organization:

The Bavarian army was uniformed, armed and organized following the Austrian pattern. Each infantry regiment had 2 battalions with 4 companies of Fusiliers and 1 company of Grenadiers and 2 4-pounder guns each.
The Leib regiment had 3 battalions, only two battalions were on campaign.
Grenadiers usually fought with their parent battalions, but may have been detached to form converged Grenadier battalions.

The army consisted of 8 infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, and an artillery brigade. Ten infantry battalions and their attached artillery served with the Auxiliar-Korps of the Austro-Hungarian army.