"British 14th Light Dragoons questions" Topic
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| olicana | 12 Dec 2017 6:12 a.m. PST |
I am about to start painting 14th LD for the Peninsular c. 1811. Franklins book shows a trumpeters jacket c.1799 which is orange with blue cuffs and collar with white lace. Was this in use in 1811? Also, would the trumpeter be mounted on a white horse. I have the details for officers and troopers from Osprey and Franklin's book so, I'm OK there but I have a question about mounts within a regiment or within a squadron. Were they one colour, all black for example, or a mix of colours? Thanks for looking, James |
| olicana | 12 Dec 2017 7:34 a.m. PST |
Just found what I needed on JJ's blog. Thanks JJ, for posting. Orange jacket as per Franklin, white horse. Mixed shades of brown. jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk |
 Artilleryman  | 12 Dec 2017 8:51 a.m. PST |
Certainly go with the reversed facings for pre-1812. The white horse was the aspiration for trumpeters, but on campaign this soon gave way to whatever they could get. |
| carojon | 12 Dec 2017 4:04 p.m. PST |
Cheers James, glad you found what you wanted. Please feel free to drop me a note in future via the blog and I will be happy to help.
JJ |
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