RÉGIMENT DE CHEVAU-LÉGERS LANCIERS DE LA GARDE - Waterloo 1815 Snowdonia The regiment was raised at

The regiment was raised at Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia in August 1717

Life Saver Guarding the Maram Grass

The unit was described as "lying dead in a square"

They were joined by two more troops in November 1793

One of a series of still life's with a ‘French Kitchen’ theme

RÉGIMENT DE CHEVAU-LÉGERS LANCIERS DE LA GARDE - Waterloo 1815 Snowdonia The regiment was raised atIn 1807 Napoleon authorized the raising of a guard regiment of Polish light horse. His motives were probably political as there seems to have been a vague promise that an independent Polish state would be established. Qualifications for enlistment were high. Applicants had to be landowners, or the sons of landowners. Some financial backing was necessary, as those accepted had to provide their own uniforms, saddlery and horses. In the beginning the