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Beaver hats were made in various styles as a matter of civil status: the Wellington (1820–40) the Paris beau (1815)
In January 1812, he took Ciudad Rodrigo - for which he received an earldom - and assaulted Badajoz in April. On 22 July 1812, he won a great victory at Salamanca . This battle proved Wellington had the ability to manoeuvre and attack in the open field, and established his reputation as an offensive general.
Reenactors of the 33rd Regiment of Foot Wellington's Redcoats who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, 1812–1815, here showing the standard line 8th Company. Wellesley defeated the French at the Battle of Roliça and the Battle of Vimeiro in 1808 but was superseded in command immediately after the latter battle.
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The Duke of Wellington’s Army Staff Cocked Hat. Worn by Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley in or around 1846, this bicorn hat (top) is similar to the one he waved in 1815 to signal the British advance on Napoleon’s defeated Imperial Guard at Waterloo. (National Army Museum, London) | HistoryNet.
Battle of Salamanca | National Army Museum. This battle was fought in Spain on 22 July 1812 during the Peninsular War (1808-14). Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington, had been seeking an advantageous opportunity to engage Marshal Marmont's French force.
Wellingtons Army: the Uniforms of the British Soldier, 1812 1815. Illustrated by Charles Hamilton Smith. London: Greenhill, 2002. ISBN# 1853675016. 60 color plates with accompanying text. $85. Hardcover. Charles Hamilton Smith was a British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
Wellington's Army: Uniforms of the British Soldier, 18121815. Plates by Charles Hamilton Smith. Text by Philip Haythornthwaite. A companion volume to Napoleon's Elite Cavalry. Charles Hamilton Smith's illustrations of soldiers of the British Army are a faithful and delightful record of how Wellington's troops were uniformed and equipped.
