The cut of tailcoats and other parts of the uniforms was dictated by the early 19th-century fashion. Many armies in Europe used special colours of uniforms that enabled differentiation between specific units in the battlefield. Infantry or artillery regiments used blue as the basic colours of uniform tailcoats of the Prussian Army. The colours of the Prussian cannon platforms were similar.  The contrasting colour of uniform lapels of tailcoats, the type of cuffs and the spread of buttons in the uniform tailcoats provided a unique feature of every regiment. Similarly, pompons on soldiers hats featured various colours