Been looking at this period again. Here's a good quote on the subject of uniformity in the French forces.
'Of the French army, the common foot were most set out with cruel
ribbons; the horse appeared more gallant, not so much for the richness
as variety, all of the same troop being of the same garb, and yet most
troops distinguished by a different habit. They observe an exact
discipline, and hang by martial law, whereby some have already suffered,
among others one of
Lord Douglas's regiment'
Newsletter to Robert Aldworth 11-18 May 1671
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