"Government Dragoons in the '45?" Topic
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| Dave Crowell | 17 Jan 2015 3:02 p.m. PST |
I cane across a reference recently to dragoons in Government service in Scotland during the '45 being preferentially mounted on black horses, with the exception of the Scots Greys who were of course mounted on greys. Any information on the mount colors of dragoon horse in the 18th Century generally would also be welcome. |
| Mallen | 19 Jan 2015 5:44 a.m. PST |
For some reason, there was a prevailing opinion that the darker the horse, the more durable. That is why trumpeters and kettle drummers were often mounted on gray horses, as they were considered noncombatants. It also tells you that the Scots Greys were at the end of the supply chain at some point in time. The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)rode brown horses. As the century wore on, the opinion gradually changed. |
| seneffe | 19 Jan 2015 3:17 p.m. PST |
The great majority of British cavalry regiments in the c18th were mounted on black horses. They were much more common in Europe until the late c18th-early c19th. So for the 1745 assume black generally. However, inspection reports show that just a few years after the rebellion, the 11th Dragoons (Kerr's) was noted as unusual by being mounted on brown horses of various shades. |
| spontoon | 20 Jan 2015 4:28 p.m. PST |
All my regiments ride bays. The colour of primer that I use… |
| seneffe | 21 Jan 2015 4:54 p.m. PST |
Fair enough. In this period in many armies though, the colour of a cavalry unit's horses was essentially part of its uniform. |
| spontoon | 21 Jan 2015 5:40 p.m. PST |
Yeah, but I hate painting greys!!!! |
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