Each trooper seems to have been armed with a matchlock musket and a bayonet, and wore a collar of bandoliers. There were, however, twelve men in each troop not thus armed, but carrying halberds and pistols. These same twelve probably also carried hand grenades. By an order dated February 21st, 1687, Dragoons were ordered to have "snaphanse musquets, strapt, with bright barrels of three foote eight inches long, cartouche boxes, bayonets, granado pouches, bucketts, and hammer-hatchetts." The following is from a contemporary MS. belonging to the Regiment:-- "Major Agnew's Troop is D. for Camp Accoutrements in the year 1704. To 133 ells of Linning for 38 Dragoon shirts. 45 ditto for necks. 48½ ells musline. 8 " sylks. 8 hatchets. 48 suit of furrage & caps. 210 ells whyte and bleu lining for Dragoon frocks. 48 cocades. 48 shoe buckels." [Illustration: +From a Coloured Drawing in the British Museum, dated 1742.+] +Inventar of the Cloathes and Accoutrements to be furnished the Royall Scotes Dragoones for the Campaigne 1706.+ +----------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | |Cloackes. | | |Coates. | | | |Waist Coates. | | | | |Breeches. | | | | | |Gloves. | | | | | | |Bootes and Spurres. |October | | | | | | |Saidles. |1705 | | | | | | | |Steerop Leathers and Irones. | | | | | | | | | |Breeckets and Strapes. | | | | | | | | | | |Hulsters and Strapes. | | | | | | | | | | | |Girthes. | | | | | | | | | | | | |Maell Pilleomes. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Pairs of | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Cloack | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Strapes. +----------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |Att | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Gorcum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |in the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Great | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Casque | | | | | | | 23| 39| 32| 13| 38| 96| 30| +----------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |In the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Little | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Casque | | | | | | | 7| | | | | | | +----------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ |In the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |paymasters| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |qrs. | 6| 7| 7| 7| | | 26| 11| 43| 60| | 11| |
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account