Trumpeter 1815

Trumpeters of dragoons were appointed to relay the commander's orders from c1766 onwards and dressed in a similar fashion to the rank and file of the regiment. There is little information on the distinctions of trumpeters at that time. This 20th century interpretation by the artist Christopher Clark is mostly conjecture and is not to be relied on. The red plume was a distinction of trumpeters and musicians of the Greys whilst the rest of the regiment wore a white plume. It may not have curved over the top of the bearskin at that time, and in battle may not have been worn at all. Certainly the trumpet banner, that is half concealed behind the man's head, would not have been taken on campaign. The artist has given the figure a sword that is the same as the rest of the regiment but for many years the trumpeters carried curved scimitar swords without a hand guard. This dated back to the Clothing Warrant of 1768.

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