12th Light Dragoons, Waterloo 1815 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) Impressionistic view of the iconic

Impressionistic view of the iconic

At the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815

but pitted with sharp rocks and deep holes of sea water that greatly retarded rapid movement

the 51st was part of Colonel Mitchell’s brigade being ordered to occupy a portion of the narrow road leading to the junction of the Hougoumont avenue with the Nivelles road

12th Light Dragoons, Waterloo 1815 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) Impressionistic view of the iconicThe regiment of dragoons was raised by Brigadier General Phineas Bowles as the Phineas Bowles's Regiment of Dragoons in July 1715. In 1751, the regiment was officially styled the 12th Dragoons. and in 1768, King George III bestowed the badge of the three ostrich feathers and the motto "Ich Dien" on the regiment and re titled it as The 12th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons. A young Arthur Wellesley joined the regiment as a subaltern in