Troopers Gallery

Major (Brevet Lt-Col) James John Hugonin, 4th Light Dragoons

Major (Brevet Lt-Col) James John Hugonin, 4th Light Dragoons, with his black trumpeter, two troopers and the regiment beyond, 1820 (c). Oil on canvas by James Canterbury Pardon (1794 (c)-1862), 1820 (c). James John Hugonin, the presumed sitter, joined the 4th Dragoons as a cornet in 1795, and became Lieutenant the same year. He subsequently became a captain in 1803, a major in 1811, and he was made a brevet Lt-Col in 1819. At the battle of Toulouse, when he commanded the regiment in the absence of Lt-Col Dalbiac, he received the Army Gold Medal. He retired from the regiment in 1821 and died at Nursted House, near Petersfield on 30 January 1854. Date: circa 1820

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A Troop of the Second Dragoon Guards (Scots Greys) on a Field-Day charging at a Gallop

1056528 A Troop of the Second Dragoon Guards (Scots Greys) on a Field-Day charging at a Gallop (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Troop of the Second Dragoon Guards (Scots Greys) on a Field-Day charging at a Gallop. Illustration for The Graphic, 31 August 1895.); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection; English, out of copyright

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The New Horse for Sword Exercise, adopted by the French Army

1593196 The New Horse for Sword Exercise, adopted by the French Army, Practice by the Troopers of the 3rd Dragons at Nantes (litho) by Sabattier, Louis Remy (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Horse for Sword Exercise, adopted by the French Army, Practice by the Troopers of the 3rd Dragons at Nantes. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 January 1901.
L Sabattier); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection; French, out of copyright

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