miscellaneous
British Light Dragoons at Salamanca (1812)
british light dragoons pre-1812
Until 1812 the uniform of the British Light Dragoons was similar to British
Horse Artillery: a braided short dark blue jacket and a tarleton cap. Today
there are not plastic figures at 1/72 (20 mm) scale for those units in their pre
1812-unifomr, and since Light Dragoons fought in several battles of the
Peninsular War, these figures must be obtained by transformation.
I have
used the REVELL 02576 (French Mounted Guard Chasseurs) which wear the
braided dolman, with their colback-wearing heads removed and changed by heads of
British Horse Artillery. For these last there are several alternatives: ESCI
233/ITALERI 6041 (British Artillery), HAT 8003 (British Rocket
Troops) or the old AIRFIX 01746 (Waterloo British Artillery) set.
For the color scheme and regimental facings, I have followed:
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/13thltdragoons1802.htm
http://napnuts.tripod.com/napwars/frameltdragoon.htm
The horses are from
the British Life Guards
REVELL 02578 set whose tails follow the British fashion.
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