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Lieu. Col. Holroyd's Light Dragoons
Published
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [1779?]
etching
image: 132 x 183 mm; plate mark: 148 x 194 mm; sheet: 221 x 250 mm
Peel 1878
Notes
Letterpress with 2 columns of 6 lines each below. First line: "Britains! behold the Battles of the brave!"; last line: To British Freedom and immoral Fame."
John Baker Holroyd, later Earl of Sheffield, raised a regiment of light dragoons (the 22nd or Sussex regiment) during the American war (1775-1783). Cf. British Museum online catalog (item no. 2014,7024.1).
John Baker Holroyd, later Earl of Sheffield, raised a regiment of light dragoons (the 22nd or Sussex regiment) during the American war (1775-1783). Cf. British Museum online catalog (item no. 2014,7024.1).
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Recruiting print for a volunteer regiment, with an etching showing three dragoons on horseback; the first horse rears over two wounded soldiers lying on the ground, two others beg for mercy.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, Sir, 1788-1850, former owner.
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