Bugle, 1810 (c)
bugle, bugle
Accession Number
NAM.1994-01-115-1
Description
Bugle, 1810-1814. Manufactured by G Miller and Co, London, engraved with maker’s name; invented by Capt Ridge; made of brass, with cord. This was the first double coiled bugle used by the British Army. Previous ones were single coil. This was a more compact and portable design, which was developed and modified to the modern form. Associated with the Spencer Family and reputedly the ‘Waterloo bugle’. Associated with the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleonic Wars, 1815.
Events
Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)
