Salvete Omnes,
and Christmas has and gone - lots of joy and merriment , and good food. We should have more Christmases, shouldn't we?
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ad rem, on Wiki Commons there is this painting -
The scene shows embarkation of the cavalry troop onto the British navy ships - they are going for war on the continent, the willing European powers coalition against the French revolutionary armies in Flanders and Netherlands etc.
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| hoisting of a cavalry mount onto a ship |
it shows clearly horsemen of the English armies of the period - namely, one of the light dragoons unit (some of these regiment would become hussars or lancers during the XIX century reforms in United Kingdom. in the decade after the American Revolution the cavalry regiments of Britain His Royal Majesty army supposedly suffered a period of decline and mishandling. And thus such cavalry entered the Wars of French Revolution, and this embarkation shows one of several boardings by the British cavalry brigades - the dragoon troops from 7th,11th, 15th, 16th and 17th Light Dragoons formed the 3rd brigade(there were 2 more brigades composed of the King's Guard units) commanded by Major-General Ralph Dundas (of the 11th Light Dragoons).
Note they are wearing the dragoon helmet with fur crest and flashy plume, known then simply as Tarleton.
Valete
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