The ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY, Waterloo 1815

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The ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY, Waterloo 1815The first two troops of Horse Artillery were raised in January 1793 at Goodwood, West Sussex, by the Master General of the Ordnance, the 3rd Duke of Richmond, to provide fire support for the cavalry. They were joined by two more troops in November 1793. Each troop had six 6 pounder guns. All RHA personnel were mounted. Included in the establishment were 45 drivers and 187 horses, making it the first self contained fighting unit of artillery. The

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is said to have ordered his men to withhold their fire until the sergeant had regained his own lines with his burden

A young Arthur Wellesley joined the regiment as a subaltern in 1789

King George III bestowed the badge of the three ostrich feathers and the motto "Ich Dien" on the regiment and re-titled it as The 12th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons

their transport ships had not arrived

310gm Limited edition of 25 c/w Authentication certificate signed and numbered by the artist

a delightful illustration by Kishcoo

Opened in 1911

they represented the pinnacle of professional pride and excellence in the years before the first abdication of the Emperor

Delightful Impressionist study of Sailing boats

and a high-fronted shako

Limited edition of 25 Hand-printed

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