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Description: | Anglesey is wearing the uniform of Colonel of the 7th (or Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) which he commanded in the Low Countries in 1799. He became Colonel of the Regiment in 1801. Although advancing in the army, he eloped with Wellington's sister-in-law in 1809 and any further service in the Peninsular War was ruled out. He was given command in 1815 of the British cavalry and horse artillery in Wellington's army but lost his leg at Waterloo. He was created Marquess of Anglesey for his services and Field Marshal in 1846. This is a reduced copy of the artist's large canvas, now destroyed. | Subjects: | Henry William ); landscape; military and war; animal (horse) portrait (Paget | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Ströhling, Eduard (German painter, 1768 - after 1826) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8595... | Go to resource |
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