18th eighteenth century
19th nineteenth century
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battle
battle record
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combat history
conflict
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equipment
forces
French Revolution Revolutionary
illustrated
insignia
Napoleonic Wars
organisation
strategy
tactic
uniform
Product details
- ISBN 9780850454499
- Weight: 189g
- Dimensions: 175 x 239mm
- Publication Date: 29 Jul 1982
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In April 1756 the Horse Guards agreed, with some reluctance, to the addition of a single 'light troop' to most cavalry regiments.
From their formation these troops were fashionable and treated as having a special character, and they became so useful that by 1759 it was decided to form complete regiments of light cavalry.
Bryan Fosten provides an in depth account of the organization, uniforms and history of Wellington's Light Cavalry in a text backed by numerous illustrations including eight full page colour plates by the author himself.
Bryan Fosten was born in 1928, the son of a Master Military Embroiderer and a Court Embroidress. He served in the army in Egypt and Palestine and returned to follow the printing trade, devoting himself to military research and illustration. He is the founding editor of the innovative magazine Tradition and has written and illustrated many books, often in collaboration with his late brother, Donald Fosten.
