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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