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"From the Light Dragoons to the Royal Scots Greys: A Legacy of Courage and Valor" Step back in time as we delve into the captivating history of dragoons

Background imageDragoons Collection: Grenadiers and chasseurs in the Imperial Army, 19th century

Grenadiers and chasseurs in the Imperial Army, 19th century
Grenadiers and chasseurs in the German Imperial Army, 19th century. Granatieri e Cacciatori. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Battle of Culloden, near Inverness in Scotland, published by Bowles and Carver

The Battle of Culloden, near Inverness in Scotland, published by Bowles and Carver
NAM261113 The Battle of Culloden, near Inverness in Scotland, published by Bowles and Carver, 1746 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); National Army Museum

Background imageDragoons Collection: Major Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776-1809) (engraving) (b / w photo)

Major Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776-1809) (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT223934 Major Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776-1809) (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

Background imageDragoons Collection: English gentlemen gambling on an unusual foot race during a horse-racing meet on the Champs de

English gentlemen gambling on an unusual foot race during a horse-racing meet on the Champs de Mars, Paris
6337319 English gentlemen gambling on an unusual foot race during a horse-racing meet on the Champs de Mars, Paris, 19th century by Alken

Background imageDragoons Collection: French Army cavalry uniforms (coloured engraving)

French Army cavalry uniforms (coloured engraving)
5998795 French Army cavalry uniforms (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Army cavalry uniforms)

Background imageDragoons Collection: 22nd Dragoons Memorial, Cresserons, Normandy

22nd Dragoons Memorial, Cresserons, Normandy
The Dragoons were equipped with Sherman flail tanks. Rotating metal chains were attached to a roller at the front of the tank and as the tank moved slowly forward

Background imageDragoons Collection: Battle of Balaclava. Brilliant charge of the Scots Greys, 25th October 1854

Battle of Balaclava. Brilliant charge of the Scots Greys, 25th October 1854
NAM261108 Battle of Balaclava. Brilliant charge of the Scots Greys, 25th October 1854, engraved by Augustus Butler, published by Stannard and Dixon, London, 6 January 1855 (colour litho) by Butler

Background imageDragoons Collection: Queen Louise of Prussia reviewing her regiment of Dragoons, Berlin, 18 September 180 (colour litho)

Queen Louise of Prussia reviewing her regiment of Dragoons, Berlin, 18 September 180 (colour litho)
3621037 Queen Louise of Prussia reviewing her regiment of Dragoons, Berlin, 18 September 180 (colour litho) by Knotel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Uniform of a Colonel-General in the French

Uniform of a Colonel-General in the French Dragoons, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Background imageDragoons Collection: Michel Ancel des Granges, Maitre des Ceremonies

Michel Ancel des Granges, Maitre des Ceremonies at the coronation of King Louis XV. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting of the coronation of Lous XV from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Background imageDragoons Collection: Memorials to Flail tanks of 22nd Dragoons on D Day

Memorials to Flail tanks of 22nd Dragoons on D Day
Flail tanks were Sherman tanks equipped at the frontwith rotating rollers with long chains attached whosepurpose was to clear exits from the beaches by exploding mines

Background imageDragoons Collection: A platoon of dragoons hunting wild boar (colour litho)

A platoon of dragoons hunting wild boar (colour litho)
2780003 A platoon of dragoons hunting wild boar (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A platoon of dragoons hunting wild boar)

Background imageDragoons Collection: A Son of Mars against Seven Hussars (coloured engraving)

A Son of Mars against Seven Hussars (coloured engraving)
3639524 A Son of Mars against Seven Hussars (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Light Dragoon, King George I (chromolitho)

Light Dragoon, King George I (chromolitho)
3099991 Light Dragoon, King George I (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Light Dragoon, King George I)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Colonel Sanderson, Scots Greys, The 2nd Dragoons

Colonel Sanderson, Scots Greys, The 2nd Dragoons
Caricature, Colonel Sanderson of the Scots Greys, The 2nd Dragoons, with an Ulsterman on his head. 1893

Background imageDragoons Collection: Types of the Russian Army (engraving)

Types of the Russian Army (engraving)
1594731 Types of the Russian Army (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the Russian Army)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Celebrating the victory at the Battle of Hohenfriedeberg (colour litho)

Celebrating the victory at the Battle of Hohenfriedeberg (colour litho)
964542 Celebrating the victory at the Battle of Hohenfriedeberg (colour litho) by Knoetel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDragoons Collection: 2nd Dragoons - Royal Scots Greys - Insignia

2nd Dragoons - Royal Scots Greys - Insignia
2nd Dragoons - Royal Scots Greys - A mounted soldier, his field cap, collar badge, shoulder strap, bearskin headdress badge (back) and field cap badge. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDragoons Collection: Dragoons carrying Planks from Balaclava to the Camp (engraving)

Dragoons carrying Planks from Balaclava to the Camp (engraving)
1602075 Dragoons carrying Planks from Balaclava to the Camp (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dragoons carrying Planks from Balaclava to the Camp)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Austrian Soldiers (engraving)

Austrian Soldiers (engraving)
1610014 Austrian Soldiers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austrian Soldiers. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 June 1859)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Lieutenant de Dragons (chromolitho)

Lieutenant de Dragons (chromolitho)
730370 Lieutenant de Dragons (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant de Dragons)

Background imageDragoons Collection: A Coventanter carried off by dragoons (coloured engraving)

A Coventanter carried off by dragoons (coloured engraving)
668617 A Coventanter carried off by dragoons (coloured engraving) by Halswelle, Keeley (1832-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Coventanter carried off by dragoons)

Background imageDragoons Collection: A patrol hunting down suspects following the revolt at Viborg, on the outskirts of St

A patrol hunting down suspects following the revolt at Viborg, on the outskirts of St
STC331283 A patrol hunting down suspects following the revolt at Viborg, on the outskirts of St. Petersburg (sepia photo) by Russian Photographer

Background imageDragoons Collection: German Costumes 1600

German Costumes 1600
LLM455316 German Costumes 1600 by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Costumes 1600. Illustration from The Costumes of All Nations by Albert Kretschmer)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Cavalry of the Russian Army (colour litho)

Cavalry of the Russian Army (colour litho)
2818280 Cavalry of the Russian Army (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cavalry of the Russian Army. La cavalerie Russe)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Easter Holiday Tram-Car Strike and Riots in Vienna (engraving)

Easter Holiday Tram-Car Strike and Riots in Vienna (engraving)
1626460 Easter Holiday Tram-Car Strike and Riots in Vienna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Easter Holiday Tram-Car Strike and Riots in Vienna)

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Old Dragoons of 1850, modeled 1905, cast 1905-09 (bronze with black patina)

The Old Dragoons of 1850, modeled 1905, cast 1905-09 (bronze with black patina)
2969060 The Old Dragoons of 1850, modeled 1905, cast 1905-09 (bronze with black patina) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); 73x119.3x43.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; George F

Background imageDragoons Collection: French Army cavalry manoeuvres (coloured engraving)

French Army cavalry manoeuvres (coloured engraving)
5998757 French Army cavalry manoeuvres (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Army cavalry manoeuvres)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Uniforms of the Prussian Army (engraving)

Uniforms of the Prussian Army (engraving)
2773812 Uniforms of the Prussian Army (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniforms of the Prussian Army)

Background imageDragoons Collection: A British regiment of dragoons using their swords to put out a fire (colour litho)

A British regiment of dragoons using their swords to put out a fire (colour litho)
2780037 A British regiment of dragoons using their swords to put out a fire (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDragoons Collection: A German general giving two French Army deserters a lesson in patriotism (colour litho)

A German general giving two French Army deserters a lesson in patriotism (colour litho)
2779485 A German general giving two French Army deserters a lesson in patriotism (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Dragons autrichiens en vedette (colour litho)

Dragons autrichiens en vedette (colour litho)
2790752 Dragons autrichiens en vedette (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dragons autrichiens en vedette)

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Dragoons at Gravelotte (colour litho)

The Dragoons at Gravelotte (colour litho)
2818515 The Dragoons at Gravelotte (colour litho) by Brisset, Emile (d.1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dragoons at Gravelotte. Painting by Emile Brisset. Les dragons a Gravelotte)

Background imageDragoons Collection: French dragons crossing a river (colour litho)

French dragons crossing a river (colour litho)
2818777 French dragons crossing a river (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French dragoons crossing a river. Experiences de passage de riviere)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Soldiers taking their horses for a swim off the coast of Normandy

Soldiers taking their horses for a swim off the coast of Normandy
KDC386067 Soldiers taking their horses for a swim off the coast of Normandy, August 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageDragoons Collection: A Private of the 1st, or Kings Dragoon Guards, from

A Private of the 1st, or Kings Dragoon Guards, from
NAM254109 A Private of the 1st, or Kings Dragoon Guards, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C. Stadler, published by Colnaghi & Co

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Autumn Manoeuvres (engraving)

The Autumn Manoeuvres (engraving)
1058062 The Autumn Manoeuvres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Autumn Manoeuvres)

Background imageDragoons Collection: A forecast, Our Bullet-proof army (engraving)

A forecast, Our Bullet-proof army (engraving)
1064510 A forecast, Our Bullet-proof army (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A forecast, Our Bullet-proof army)

Background imageDragoons Collection: The charge of the Kings Own Light Dragoons at Mudki

The charge of the Kings Own Light Dragoons at Mudki
3082765 The charge of the Kings Own Light Dragoons at Mudki, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, 1915 (litho) by Crofts

Background imageDragoons Collection: British shooters in action against Bavarian dragoons during the Battle of the Marne east

British shooters in action against Bavarian dragoons during the Battle of the Marne east
697577 British shooters in action against Bavarian dragoons during the Battle of the Marne east of Paris, September 1914 (autochrome) by Gervais-Courtellemont

Background imageDragoons Collection: Dragoons and Highlanders scattering the Rioters in Belfast (engraving)

Dragoons and Highlanders scattering the Rioters in Belfast (engraving)
664343 Dragoons and Highlanders scattering the Rioters in Belfast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Officers of the French Army (coloured engraving)

Officers of the French Army (coloured engraving)
5998782 Officers of the French Army (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Officers of the French Army)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Costumes at the gates to the coronation of Napoleon I (engraving)

Costumes at the gates to the coronation of Napoleon I (engraving)
957994 Costumes at the gates to the coronation of Napoleon I (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes at the gates to the coronation of Napoleon I)

Background imageDragoons Collection: English Dragoons, 1814-15 (engraving)

English Dragoons, 1814-15 (engraving)
957891 English Dragoons, 1814-15 (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Dragoons, 1814-15. Superior Officers and cavalryman)

Background imageDragoons Collection: German cavalry of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving)

German cavalry of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving)
979164 German cavalry of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German cavalry of the Franco-Prussian War)

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Young Recruit / Going to the War, 1855 (coloured litho)

The Young Recruit / Going to the War, 1855 (coloured litho)
2975493 The Young Recruit / Going to the War, 1855 (coloured litho) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Shows a young recruit taking leave of his family)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Peter Franciscos Gallant Action with Nine of Tarleton

Peter Franciscos Gallant Action with Nine of Tarleton
3258452 Peter Franciscos Gallant Action with Nine of Tarletons Cavalry in sight of a Troop of Four Hundred Men, pub. 1814 (engraving) by Edwin



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"From the Light Dragoons to the Royal Scots Greys: A Legacy of Courage and Valor" Step back in time as we delve into the captivating history of dragoons, a formidable cavalry force that left an indelible mark on British military heritage. The Light Dragoons, established in 1790 and disbanded in 1992, epitomized bravery and dedication throughout their existence. Scotland Forever. This battle cry echoed through the Charge of the Light Dragoons at the Battle of Ramnuggur, where these gallant soldiers fearlessly charged into enemy lines with unwavering resolve. Their heroic actions immortalized on canvas continue to inspire generations. Recruiting poster for the 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons beckoned adventurous souls seeking glory on horseback. It depicted proud warriors astride powerful steeds, ready to defend king and country against any adversary. The infamous Charge of the Light Brigade on October 25th, 1854 remains etched in history's annals. An oil painting captures this ill-fated yet valiant assault by brave dragoons who rode headlong into a hailstorm of bullets—a testament to their unwavering loyalty even amidst chaos. A resolute Sergeant from the Royal North British Dragoons stands tall—his uniform adorned with medals earned through countless battles fought alongside comrades-in-arms. His presence embodies discipline and leadership within this esteemed regiment. An information poster issued by British Military showcases various aspects of dragoon life—tactics employed during skirmishes, weaponry utilized on horseback, and tales recounting daring escapades across vast terrains. These posters served as windows into a world steeped in honor and camaraderie. The Royal Scots Greys—the legendary 2nd Dragoons—are synonymous with excellence both on and off the battlefield. Their storied history is marked by numerous triumphs that solidified their reputation as an elite cavalry unit.