The Military World of the Regency
From 1803 to 1815 Great Britain was a nation at war.
The needs of the naval and ground forces affected every aspect of Regency life.
Other people and other websites are more suited to give the particulars of the conflict.
My aim is merely to give you a glimpse of the uniforms and the armed forces that took part in the war.
These uniforms (even those from other nations) would have appeared in all their splendour on ceremonial occasions,
in work-a-day situations at training camps and mustering stations, towns and villages all over Britain,
and in tatters in prisoner-of-war camps and on the penniless veterans who returned from the continent.
I hope you find these illustrations interesting.
The needs of the naval and ground forces affected every aspect of Regency life.
Other people and other websites are more suited to give the particulars of the conflict.
My aim is merely to give you a glimpse of the uniforms and the armed forces that took part in the war.
These uniforms (even those from other nations) would have appeared in all their splendour on ceremonial occasions,
in work-a-day situations at training camps and mustering stations, towns and villages all over Britain,
and in tatters in prisoner-of-war camps and on the penniless veterans who returned from the continent.
I hope you find these illustrations interesting.
Great Britain
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Highland Regiment 1812 |
Dragoon Guards |
King's German Legion 1813 |
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Royal Horse Guards 1815 |
Hussar 1815 |
General Officer 1809 |
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Chasseurs a Cheval 1808 |
Imperial Guard 1815 |
Hussars 1807 |
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Infantry 1800 |
Curaisseurs 1815 |
Marshal 1805 |
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Dutch 1815 |
Norwegian Guard Office 1801 |
Russian Imperial Guard 1806 |
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Polish Lancers 1815 |
Spanish Cavalry 1803 |
Prussian cavalry 1815 |
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If any of the descriptions are incorrect, I would appreciate a correction!
Please email me at lesleyannemcleod@gmail.com
Please email me at lesleyannemcleod@gmail.com