Cavalry Officer Collection (#5)

Symptoms of Being Amused, 1822. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Symptoms of Being Amused, 1822

Costumes of the Swiss Federal Army, 1857. From the Illustrated Times, 1857

Review of the 1st Yeomanry Brigade by the queen in Windsor Park, 1894. Artist: William Barnes Wollen
Review of the 1st Yeomanry Brigade by Queen Victoria, Windsor Park, London, 1894. From the Illustrated London News (26 May 1894)

The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1816). Artist: Romney
The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1816). Featured is the moment when the French Cuirassiers were surrounded by the 19th Regiment and Scots Greys

Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore (1761-1809), 1815

Lieutenant-General Lord Linedock, 1816

Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), 1816. Abercrombie was a British soldier noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars

The Camp at Chobham, 19th century

The Prince of Orange Distributing His Medals, 1815

The 21st (Empress of India s) Lancers, 1900. Artist: R Simkin
The 21st (Empress of India s) Lancers, 1900. The men on the left are wearing the Soudan Kit of 1898, tropical uniform as worn in Africa

20th Hussars, 1890. Artist: R Simkin
20th Hussars, 1890. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 7 June 1890)

19th Hussars, 1890. Artist: R Simkin
19th Hussars, 1890. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 3 May 1890)

16th Lancers, 1890. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 1 February 1890)

15th Hussars, 1890. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 4 January 1890)

13th Hussars, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 2 November 1889)

11th Hussars, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 7 September 1889)

10th Hussars, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 3 August 1889)

7th Hussars, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 4 May 1889)

6th Dragoons, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 6 April 1889)

5th Lancers, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 2 March 1889)

2nd Dragoons, 1888. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, London, 1st December 1888

Royal Horse Guard, 1888. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 3 March 1888)

2nd Life Guards, 1915. Artist: LE Buckell
2nd Life Guards, 1915. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 6 March 1915)

2nd Life Guards, 1888. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 4 February 1888)

1st Life Guards, 1915. Artist: LE Buckell
1st Life Guards, 1915. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 6 February 1915)

1st Life Guards, 1888. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 7 January 1888)

6th Dragoon Guards, 1888. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 1 September 1888)

2nd Dragoon Guards, 1915. Artist: LE Buckell
2nd Dragoon Guards, 1915. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 1915)

6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 1915. Artist: LE Buckell
6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 1915. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 1915)

5th Dragoon Guards, 1888. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 4 August 1888)

3rd Dragoon Guards, 1888. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 2 June 1888)

4th Dragoon Guards, 1915. Artist: LE Buckell
4th Dragoon Guards, 1915. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 7 August 1915)

4th Dragoon Guards, 1888. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 7 July 1888)

18th Hussars, 1890. Artist: R Simkin
18th Hussars, 1890. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 5 April 1890)

17th Lancers, 1890. Artist: R Simkin
17th Lancers, 1890. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 1 March 1890)

9th Lancers, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 6 July 1889)

4th Hussars, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 2 February 1889)

1st Dragoon Guards, 1915. Artist: LE Buckell
1st Dragoon Guards, 1915. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 1 May 1915)

1st Royal Dragoons, c1915. Artist: LE Buckell
1st Royal Dragoons, c1915. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London)

3rd Dragoon Guards, 1915. Artist: LE Buckell
3rd Dragoon Guards, 1915. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 3 July 1915)

General Benjamin Henry Grierson, Union cavalry general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
General Benjamin Henry Grierson, Union cavalry general, 1862-1867. In 1863 Grierson (1826-1911) commanded the operation known as Griersons Raid

Wesley Merritt, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Wesley Merritt, Union Army general, 1862-1867. Merritt (1834-1910) was a noted cavalry commander during the Civil War. He later commanded the 9th Cavalry on the western frontier

General George Armstrong Custer, US Union Army cavalry commander, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
General George Armstrong Custer, US Union Army cavalry commander, 1862-1867. Best known for his legendary last stand at the Little Bighorn in 1876

General Philip Kearny, US Army officer, 1862-1867. A dashing cavalry officer who served in the French Army as well as that of the US

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier, (1831). Artist: H Robinson
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier, (1831). Butler (1665-1745) took command of a cavalry regiment in Ireland in 1684

David Leslie, Lord Newark, Scottish cavalry officer, (1827). Artist: E Scriven
David Leslie, Lord Newark, Scottish cavalry officer, (1827). Lord Newark (c1600-1682) was a general in the English Civil War

Lieutenant-Colonel Francois-Louis Lessard, Canadian Mounted Infantry, South Africa, 1902. Artist: Gray
Lieutenant-Colonel Francois-Louis Lessard, Canadian Mounted Infantry, South Africa, 1902. Portrait from Celebrities of the Army, published by George Newnes, (London, 1902)

Major-General JBB Dickson, commanding 4th Cavalry Brigade, South Africa Field Force, 1902. Artist: Bassano Studio
Major-General JBB Dickson, commanding 4th Cavalry Brigade, South Africa Field Force, 1902. Portrait from Celebrities of the Army, published by George Newnes, (London, 1902)

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