The 95th Rifle Regiment at Waterloo Size:A3 and a high-fronted shako

and a high-fronted shako

An adorable

covered from head to toe in mud and spent the first hour after sunrise cleaning and drying their arms

The headdress was held in place by a set of scaled chinstraps mounted on leather

*Prior to the introduction of the milk bottle

The 95th Rifle Regiment at Waterloo Size:A3 and a high-fronted shakoWhen Napoleon abdicated in 1814, the three battalions of the 95th Rifle Regiment were dispersed to various locations. The majority of the regiment returned to England apart from five companies of the 3rd Battalion that were sent to North America to participate in the final stages of the war that had begun in 1812. When Napoleon escaped from Elba, all of the companies in England were hastily dispatched to Belgium. They arrived in May 1815 and became