According to Digby Smith's "Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars":

The 2nd Hussars should be: brown dolman with brown collar & sky blue cuffs, Brown pelisse, white lace, sky blue breeches and black shako?

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=V3IrvdK5&id=1A3307C6D9E56FD1839F8881936587159EB9601E&thid=OIP.V3IrvdK5UuMdsUBXOLYRvQDwEs&q=french+2nd+hussars+egypt&simid=608055250757291114&selectedIndex=21&qpvt=french+2nd+hussars+egypt&ajaxhist=0

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b9/8d/45/b98d45014d8bb6c534990474549df5f5.jpg

The 7th hussars: Best advice, find a good solid wall to bang your head against.

According to Digby Smith:
The 7th(Bis) Hussars in 1812, Dark green dolman with red collar & cuffs,dark green pelisse, yellow lace, red breeches, green shako with red & white plume.

But at the bottom right of this pic the 7th are shown with a red pelisse at the time of the Egyptian campaign, which matches Strelets box art.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=SpC0ulV3&id=C9B5BFAB91F618DDA7909E2D3AB04EC04806A012&thid=OIP.SpC0ulV3-IqXBEv69JtfgQEsDm&q=french+2nd+hussars+egypt&simid=608035661407717630&selectedIndex=8&qpvt=french+2nd+hussars+egypt&ajaxhist=0

The problem is that the 'dark green' always looks blue.

https://au.pinterest.com/pin/481392647642763075/

Here's Marbot's 'dark green' uniform. Yep! that's supposed to be green. at least the shako looks like it once was.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=W4ztH5eU&id=4BF7917A70B84ACDF9C04247A66D314C8CA89262&thid=OIP.W4ztH5eUAWDoX3vkNUXETQDoEs&q=french+7th+hussars&simid=607987343049951544&selectedIndex=42&ajaxhist=0

To confuse things further most pictures of them have them in blue with either red or blue trousers (this may be due to overalls worn over the breeches on campaign being a different colour but that's just my speculation).

https://au.pinterest.com/pin/368098969527702354/

https://au.pinterest.com/pin/366973069620518106/

http://www.wargamech.ca/wc/nwc/Club_Webpages/Newsletter/newsletter14/images/EgyptFrCavLg.jpg

https://au.pinterest.com/pin/493355334166337529/


I had the same trouble when I was painting La Salle. In the end I decided to paint him blue and tell people it's green so that all of my confusion is transferred onto them. Which, I think, is a better place for it.

The 22nd Chasseurs a Cheval also wore hussar type dolmans at this time. green dolman with dark orange collar & cuffs piped green, and green breeches. Helpfully I think their green looked green.

https://au.pinterest.com/pin/525936062717821095/

British light dragoons should have a fairly standard uniform with just regimental facing colours on the collar & cuffs of the dolman. some pics of them here:

https://au.pinterest.com/pin/427349452121174758/

The 7th should probably look more like these:



https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=jPCu2JPG&id=B3F21DA5A260759F18BC1B7BF2126F29E12CBA6D&thid=OIP.jPCu2JPG7NrM1Bm0uT9TPwCXEs&q=french+7th+hussars&simid=608035652801986569&selectedIndex=20&qpvt=french+7th+hussars&ajaxhist=0

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=LyjzEVBf&id=92235A877D09F48CD555C946CD2314246F2A874C&thid=OIP.LyjzEVBfbIPccrjGOivuAgC3FU&q=french+7th+hussars&simid=608035743014194098&selectedIndex=109&ajaxhist=0

Thanks very much for your time and assistance. I have a copy of Liliane and Fred Funken Le Costume et les arms de soldats de tous les temps with a plate showing many French soldiers Armee D'Egypte dressed mostly in red (which would make confusion on the diorama/Battlefield). Talk about "bang your head on a wall"!

Thanks,

Bob