Cuirass, French Cavalry, 1815 (c)
This item of Napoleonic uniform was collected as a souvenir from the battlefield of Waterloo (1815) by Surgeon James Powell of the Ordnance Medical Department. A cuirass is a piece of armour designed to protect the chest and back. This would have been worn by a French cuirassier - a heavy cavalryman.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1960-02-4-3
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1960-02-4-3