Royal Army
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A representation of His Majesty's Household and all the forces of Establishments of Great Britian and Ireland.

First Troop of Horse Guards 1742.

Officer of the East India Company Volunteers, 1799. Wearing full epaulets, high bearskin with plume, a sash and gorget.

Bethnal Green Volunteers, Light Infantry, 1799. At the end of the 18th century there was a danger of invasion which precipitated volunteers companies to be formed. Uniform was that of the regular army with slight variations.

Royal English Fusiliers, 1742, the Seventh Regiment of foot.

Canons are prone to misfiring and in some cases exploding, injuring or killing the operators. It was not unusual to lose a finger or two, or have an arm blown off while ramming the 'shot' home.
The Royal Engineers, 1813.
Dates from 1772. They were formed to take over the construction of Gibraltar, which was, at that time, being constructed by civil merchants.
Dragoon, 1814. Although may not be accurate, the plate came from a survay done at the end of the Napoleonic wars and does not state which regiment.