plate, back, plate, back
Accession Number
NAM.1961-08-20-4
Description
British cuirass back plate, 1815-1817 (c). Said to have been retrieved from the battlefield of Waterloo, the day after, by George Clarke. Possibly later piece, Royal Horse Guards, 1817 (c). Brass rivets; turned around edge; remains of scale strip on shoulder.
Events
Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)
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