Pattern 1814 Household Cavalry Officer’s dress sword used by Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Tyrwhitt Drake, Royal Horse Guards
sword, dress, household cavalry officer, pattern 1814, sword, cavalry
Accession Number
NAM.2001-06-15-1
Description
Pattern 1814, Household Cavalry Officer’s dress sword, 1815 (c). Used by Capt (later Lt Col) Tyrwhitt-Drake, Royal Horse Guards during the Napoleonic Wars. Straight flat backed blade with double fullers. This sword would have been carried by an officer wearing full dress, it has a long double-fullered blade and an unusual ornate gilt hilt previously unseen in British Military swords. The design of this weapon is closely akin to Continental types.
Events
Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)
People
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