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17e Régiment d'infanterie légère

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Un évènement pour reconstituer une vie de compagnie en marche pendant 2 jours.

6-7 Mai 2023

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Capture of the King's colour of the 69th foot at Quatre Bras

By Raymond Desvarreux 1906

Le mot de Cambronne by Patrice Courcelle

 

42nd regiment

 From here

PRIVATE OF THE 42d REGIMENT.

The 42d Highland regiment has become so conspicuous by its conduct in Egypt, that we have purposely selected a private of that corps to represent the general costume of the Highland soldier. This regiment was first raised in 1739, and was, for some time, the only Highland regiment in the British army. The chief scenes of its services, previous to the peace of 1782, were America and the West Indies. During the present war it has been in almost every campaign, and since that in Egypt has, wherever engaged with an enemy, always maintained the high character it there acquired. The gallant, but unfortunate. Sir John Moore, received his fatal wound while cheering this regiment for its intrepidity on the heights before Corunna, in 1809. Its present colonel is the Marquis of Huntley.

Where all are excellent, it appears invidious to make distinctions ; but it may be fairly asserted, without incurring this charge, that no troops in His Majesty's service are more distinguished for their loyalty, courage, sobriety, and strict discipline, than those which compose the Highland regiments.

Hussar

 

PLATE XLII.

HUSSAR.

It is only within a few years that this description of light cavalry has been introduced into the British army : it consists of four regiments, viz. the 7th, 10th, 15th, and I8th, all of which were originally regiments of light dragoons; these four regiments are styled the hussar brigade, and form a very fine body of cavalry. A part of this brigade was attached to Sir John Moore's army in Spain, where it particularly distinguished itself in several aifairs with some of the best cavalry of the French army, amongst which may be reckoned the imperial guards, over which it manifested a decided superiority. Their uniform and equipments are very splendid, particularly those of the officers. The fur cap seen in the Plate is now only worn on parade : when in actual service they wear a kind of low, flat, circular helmet, so made as to be sword-proof. The loth regiment is commanded by His R. H. the Prince Regent; the 15th by His R. H. the Duke of Cumberland; the 7th by the Earl of Uxbridge; and the 1 8th by the Marquis of Drogheda.

 

Illustration of a dragoon from Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English(1814)by William Alexander (1767-1816). Original from The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

The British cavalry may certainly, in every respect, be considered as tlie finest and the best in Europe ; and, wherever it has been in actual service, its decided superiority in point of intrepidity, courage, and the celerity of its movements has ever been conspicuous, though it has almost in every campaign been inferior in numbers to the same description of force opposed to it. It may be divided, generally, into three classes — Dragoons, Light Dragoons, and Hussars, not including the three regiments of Life Guards, which will be noticed in a subsequent page. The Plate represents a private of Dragoons, in the uniform which has lately been adopted; instead of cockedhats, as formerly, they now wear strong helmets in great part made of brass, and fastened under the chin by a band of the same metal : late experience in the field, pointed out the absolute necessity of a more secure head-covering for the cavalry, than what was formerly in use, and this now seems to be completely attained in the late regulations.