- Title:
- Other ranks sabretache, possibly French Imperial Army, captured by Capt E Hodge, 7th (or The Queen’s Own) Regiment of (Light Dragoons), 1808.
- Object name(s):
- sabretache
- Brief description:
- Other ranks sabretache, possibly French Imperial Army,1808. This sabretache was captured by Capt E Hodge of 7th (or The Queen’s Own) Regiment of (Light Dragoons). It is thought that this was captured during the Battle of Benavente. The Battle of Benavente was a cavalry conflict during the Corunna Campaign in the Pennisula War. The British Cavalry, under command of Lord Henry Paget defeated the French Chasseurs à Cheval capturing their commanding officer and driving them back into the nearby RIver Elsa.
- Collection:
- National Army Museum
- Associated concept:
- Equipment, uniform
- Current location:
- National Army Museum, Study collection
- Object name:
- sabretache
- Object number:
- NAM. 1988-02-29-1
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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