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Description: | inscription, inscribed, Five Battalions Of French Defeated And Taken By This Regiment With Their Colours And Nine Pieces Of Cannon On The Plains Of Emsdorf July 16th 1760
inscription, inscribed, motto, MEREBIMUR
Emsdorf Helmet, 1774. This style of helmet was worn by the 15th Light Dragoons between 1770-1784. It takes it name from the Battle of Emsdorf 1760, in which the regiment pursued and defeated a large force of French Infantry. Emsdorf was the first Battle Honour to be awarded to a regiment of the British Army.
Aspect: component parts, Description: plume
Part: helmet, Material: metal, copper
Part: plume, Colour: red | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.ld&nhregimentalhistory.32 | Go to resource |
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