Senior officer's uniforms - British - Peninsular War?

[olicana]

Being somewhat new to the intricacies of British Napoleonic uniforms, I have a question. I don't know if I should paint all senior officers in uniforms with blue facings, or in a uniform with regimental facings.

What uniform did officers commanding divisions (Lieutenant-Generals, Major-Generals, etc.) wear?

What uniform did Brigadiers wear?

I'm sure I must have this information in a book somewhere, but I'm damned if I can find it now I need it.

Thanks in advance,

James

[olicana]

Info found. No need to reply.

[SteveBurt]

I think the short answer is that senior officers wore pretty much whatever took their fancy (Picton's top hat, Uxbridge's shako with frogging on it, and so on).

[bulldogger2000]

Well heck.....now you have MY curiosity up?  What did you find out?

[olicana]

Well it kind of panned out how I thought. Brigadiers (below field rank) in their regimental uniform (usually the regiment they 'came up' in). Field officers (div com's) in 'field rank' uniforms with blue facings and distinctions unless they were 'fashionable' and wore what they chose. As with most 'nobs', senior officers often mistook shocking 'bad manners' for distinguished 'eccentricity'.