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15th Hussars, Officer in Review Order, 1828

One of 10 lithographs by M Gauci after E Hull, 1828. Published by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet and Company, 1828.

Hussars were light cavalry mounted on fast horses. They were used to fight skirmish battles and for scouting. Hussars wore pelisses: short fur edged jackets which were worn slung over the shoulder in the style of a cape, and were fastened with a cord.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1974-05-34-3

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1974-05-34-3