Banner, French 105th Regiment, 1815 (c)
flag, regimental, flag
Accession Number
NAM.1971-10-24-1
Description
French Infantry colour captured by Capt Alexander Kennedy Clark, 1st (or Royal) Dragoons, Battle of Waterloo, 1815. One of one hundred presented by Napoleon to his army in 1815, replacing those of 1804, which had been destroyed during his exile. Inscribed (embroidered in gold) on the front 'L’Emprereur Napoleon Au 105me Regiment D’Infanterie De Ligne’ to represent the French 105th Line Infantry Regiment. The reverse embroidered ‘Jena, Eylau, Eckmuhl, Essling, Wagram’. Associated with 1st (or Royal) Regiment of Dragoons, Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815).
Events
Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)
Associated collection
