This uniform is a rare early survivor and belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Garratt, who served in the East Kent Yeomanry from 1795 to 1827. The Tarleton helmet, with its bear fur crest ...

O’Keeffe says that the Napoleonic Wars, from 1793 to 1815, led to a "dramatic proliferation" of British military bands. By ...

The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more ...