Spanish "Reding" Line Infantry regiment (Swiss)

By the time of the Peninsular War, there were six "Swiss" regiments in Spanish service. The oldest of these traced its history back to 1734. All of the Swiss units in Spanish service traditionally worse dark blue coats, hence their nickname "Suizas Azules".

These regiments were raised by contract with the Colonel, and their names changed with the changes in commanding officer. 

From 1767 on, the Swiss regiments were given royal permission to add a white edging to their red Spanish cockades. These figures are  28mm Three Armies Spanish Line infantry, painted as Swiss. 

The Swiss regiments all wore the virtually same uniform in 1808, scarlet collar, cuffs, lapels, shoulder straps and turnbacks, which most but not all sources indicate were piped in white, as I have shown here.

 One regiment had dark blue collars piped white, and sat least one had blue instead of red cuff flaps, again piped white. All units had white metal buttons.

The flags carried by the Swiss regiments were reminiscent of those carried by the Swiss units in the service of the Bourbon kings of France, but with the red cross raguly superimposed upon the wavy designs, as opposed to the white cross borne on the flags of the Swiss serving the French king.

From what I have been able to find, the drummers in the Swiss regiments wore essentially the same uniform as the rest of the regiment. The epaulets and buttons, etc of the officers were silver in Swiss units. Flag is by Adolfo Ramos. 

Swiss Regiments, 1805

Regiment	Cuffs/Turnbacks	Lapels	Collar	Buttons
Wimpfen	Scarlet	Scarlet	Scarlet	Pewter
Reding Senior	Scarlet	Scarlet	Scarlet	Pewter
Reding Junior	Scarlet	Scarlet	Scarlet	Pewter
Betschart	Scarlet	Scarlet	Scarlet	Pewter
Traxler	Scarlet	Scarlet	Scarlet	Pewter
Preux	Scarlet	Scarlet	Dark Blue	Pewter

Add: For more information on the flags of the Swiss regiments in Spanish service during the Napoleonic was:  Banderas Militares - Regimientos Suizos.