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WELLINGTON'S ARMY: THE UNIFORMS OF THE BRITISH SOLDIER, 1812-1815

by Philip Haythornthwaite

Illustrated by Charles Hamilton Smith

Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus. 2002

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Full colour illustrations of British Military Uniforms from the the Peninsular War and Waterloo, drawn from life and completed in 1814, covering all the branches of service, including general officers and staff of the army; line infantry; light infantry and rifles; heavy and light cavalry; artillery and engineers; cadets and veterans; and foreign regiments. Very large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine.

Rubbing to base of spine. A few tiny white marks to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is damp stained.

ISBN: 1853675016
Stock no. 1830853

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Contents

  • The Artist and his Work
  • Hamilton Smith's Army
  • The Uniforms of 1812-15
  • THE PLATES
  • General Officers and Staff
  • Plate 1 Full Dress Uniform of a Field Marshall
  • Plate 2 Uniform of a Lieutenant General of Cavalry
  • Plate 3 Major General of Infantry, Knight Commander of the Bath
  • Plate 4 Staff of the Army: Quarter Master General, or Adjutant General (not being General Officers); Ass(istan)t Quarter Master General or Ass(istan)t Adjutant General; Soldiers of the Royal Staff Corps
  • Plate 5 An Aid(e) de Camp, and Brigade Major of Cavalry
  • The Cavalry
  • Plate 6 An Officer of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards in Full Dress
  • Plate 7 First Regiment of Life Guards, New Uniform
  • Plate 8 Royal Horse Guards, Blues
  • Plate 9 A Private of the 1st or King's Dragoon Guards
  • Plate 10 A Private of 2d or Royal North British Dragoons (Greys)
  • Plate 11 A Private of the 3rd of King's Own Dragoons
  • Plate 12 Uniform of a Major General of Light Dragoons
  • Plate 13 A Private of the 7th or Queen's Own L(ight) D(ragoons) (Hussars)
  • Plate 14 An Officers of the IXth Light Dragoons in Review Order
  • Plate 15 A Corporal of the 10th or Prince of Wales's Own Royal Hussars in Review Order
  • Plate 16 A Private of the 13th Light Dragoons
  • Plate 17 An Officers (Lieut(enant) Col(onell) of the 14th Light Dragoons, in Parade Dress
  • Plate 18 A Private of the XVth or King's L(ight) D(Ragoo)ns (Hussars)
  • Plate 19 A Private of the 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars)
  • Plate 20 Light Dragoons serving in the East Indies
  • Plate 21 Heavy and Light Cavalry in Watering Order
  • Plate 22 Heavy and Light Cavalry Cloaked
  • Plate 23 British Cavalry, 1812
  • The Infantry
  • Plate 24 An Officer of the Guards in Full Dress
  • Plate 25 Grenadiers of the Foot Guards in Full Dress
  • Plate 26 Privates of the First Regiment of Foot Guards on Service
  • Plate 27 Soldiers of the 1st Reg(imen)t of Foot Guards, in Marching Order
  • Plate 28 Infantry Officer, in Marching Order
  • Plate 29 Battalion Infantry: 6th or 1st Warwickshire Regiment; 23rd, or Royal Welsh Fusileers
  • Plate 30 IXth or E(ast) Norfolk Regiment of Infantry: an Ensign Bearing the Regimental Colours, & A Colour Serjeant on Service
  • Plate 31 Grenadiers & Light Infantry of the 29th Or Worcestershire Regiment of Infantry on Duty at Home
  • Plate 32 Grenadiers of the XLIId or Royal and XCII or Gordon Hightlanders
  • Plate 33 An Officer & Private of the 42d Reg(imen)t of L(igh)t Infantry
  • Plate 34 British Riflemen
  • Plate 35 A Sergeant and Privates of the 87th, or Prince of Wales's Own Irish Regiment on Service
  • Plate 36 Drum Major &c. of a Regiment of the Line, Pioneer of the Grenadier Company of D(itt)o
  • Plate 37 British Infantry of the Line, 1812
  • Plate 38 Regular Infantry Continued, Royal Artillery
  • Artillery, Engineers, Transport and Other Services
  • Plate 39 Royal Artillery
  • Plate 40 Royal Horse Artillery
  • Plate 41 Royal Artillery: Mounted Rocket Corps
  • Plate 42 Royal Artillery Drivers
  • Plate 43 A Field Officer of the Royal Engineers, and a Private Sapper
  • Plate 44 Cavalry Staff Corps 1813
  • Plate 45 An Officers, Private & Driver of the Royal Waggon Team
  • Foreign Regiments and the Militia of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Plate 46 A Private of the 5th West India Regiment
  • Plate 47 3rd Hussars, Infantry & Light Infantry, Kings German Legion
  • Plate 48 York Light Infantry Volunteers: A Serjeant in Morning Parade Dress, a Private on Duty
  • Plate 49 Foreign Corps in the British Service: Privates of the Greek Light Infantry Regiment
  • Plate 50 Hussars and Infantry of the Duke of Brunswick Oel's Corps
  • Plate 51 Foreign Corps 1813 & 1814, King's German Legion &c.
  • Plate 52 Facings of the Militia of Great Britain and Ireland, 1814
  • Royal Marines, Cadets and Other British Subjects
  • Plate 53 A Private of the Royal Marines
  • Plate 54 Cadets of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Junior Department
  • Plate 55 Children of the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea
  • Plate 56 Chelsea Pensioners, Cavalry and Infantry
  • Troops of the East India Company
  • Plate 57 Native Troops East India Company's Service: Troops of the Bodyguard of the Governor General, Private of the Bengal REgular Cavalry, Private of the Java Volunteers
  • Plate 58 Native Troops, East India Company Service: A Sergeant of Light Infantry and Private of Madrass Sepoys
  • Plate 59 Native Troops East India Company Service: A Serjeant and a Private Grenadier Sepoy of the Bengal Army
  • Plate 60 Facings of the Honourable United East India Company's Regular Army, January 1814.
  • Appendices
  • Biblography

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