Scots Grey – Waterloo 1815 – The Scots Greys or 2^nd North British Dragoons formed part of the Union Brigade of heavy cavalry at Waterloo. This unit took part in a charge that hacked to pieces a whole corps of French Infantry, but then, typically of much British cavalry of the period got carried away and failed to answer the recall. They cut to pieces the gunners of a major French battery, but were then caught in turn by French cavalry and suffered heavy losses. This man is armed and equipped as a typical British Napoleonic heavy cavalry trooper, carrying the 1796 heavy cavalry pattern sabre and a flintlock carbine. The only distinctive feature of the regiment being the bearskin cap instead of the brass dragoon helmet of the other regiments. Unusually the men of the unit were allowed to grow moustaches, the Greys were the only heavy cavalry regiment in which this was permitted. This particular soldier has survived the charge, however, he is not unscathed and holds a bloody handkerchief to a head wound that has slashed through the peak of his bearskin.