Original 1800's uniform of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons used at the Charge of the Union Brigade at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 by Captain Browne who received 7 wounds on the battlefield that day and was rescued by his brother in law Hugh Hamilton who saved his life as there was no medical hospital's available.
Uniform of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
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- Location
Battle of Waterloo
- Culture
- Period
1801
- Theme
- Size
- H:
- 75cm
- W:
- 37cm
- D:
- 31cm
- Colour
- Material
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