12th Light Dragoons, Waterloo 1815 Size:A3 Their first great test was

Their first great test was at Marengo in 1800 where they acquitted themselves with distinction but they were rarely committed to battle during the Napoleonic Wars and were usually kept in reserve

This image captures the magic and glamour of this impressive event

He died in the attempt

Napoleon had defeated the Spanish armies and caused the British army to withdraw to the coast following an unsuccessful attempt by Moore to attack Soult's corps and divert the French army

In 24 hours the 7th Hussars had lost two Officers killed

12th Light Dragoons, Waterloo 1815 Size:A3 Their first great test wasThe 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