In the interest of finding out what occurred 350 years ago in the Franco-Dutch war we are now in the post Treaty of Westminster which ended British involvement in the war. Except it didn't. Some came back but some regiments like the Ryal English stayed in the French army and were still recruiting in Britain and Ireland. See more
Thursday, 28 November 2024
Cavalry officer 1680
Anyone know what regiment he was in?
Thomas Lucy (1655–1684).Artist: Godfrey Kneller.
Year 1680
From the National Trust
Oil painting on canvas, Captain Thomas Lucy (c.1655-1684) and an unidentified enslaved groom by Godfrey Kneller (Lubeck 1646/9 – London 1723), signed and dated G. Kneller (GK in monogram) f.1680. A full-length portrait with Captain Thomas Lucy positioned slightly to the left and a black groom to the right. Lucy is wearing long buff-coloured jerkin with blue and gold embroidered cuffs, white and orange silk fringed sash, lace jabot and hat held in left hand. The groom, controlling a horse, has a metal collar around his neck and is dressed in blue and scarlet. A troop of cavalry can be discerned in the background. Captain Thomas Lucy (c.1655–84) inherited Charlecote in 1677 and served as Captain of the Household Guards during the Dutch Wars of the 1670s. Note on the unidentified groom: The unidentified groom wears a conspicuous metal collar, indicative of enslavement. It is not known if Kneller painted this unidentified figure from a model or if it is a portrait of a real groom in Captain Lucy's household.
Louis Duras 2nd Earl of Feversham
On 10 feb 1673 a composite troop of cavalry was taken from the three troops of the Life Guards and sent to France under the command of Louis de Duras, Marquis de Blanquefort. This special troop remained in France until 1674, although Duras stayed in France to command the English Brigade after that date. From here
Monday, 25 November 2024
The Troop Riding through History
While on the subject of Restoration cavalry it would be churlish not to mention the Troop flying the flag for Baroque cavalry. Facebook page
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