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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