FOOTNOTES:
[11] The 24th Dragoons was raised in 1794 as the 27th Light Dragoons. After serving in San Domingo and at the Cape, it went to India and served with distinction in the campaigns under Lord Lake, for which it received a "standard of honour" from the East India Company. It was re-numbered the 24th Light Dragoons in 1803. It returned home from India in 1818 and was disbanded. The uniform in Shipp's time was French grey, with bright yellow facings and silver lace and buttons.
[12] A false gun, made of wood, about two feet long.
EUROPEAN CAVALRY OF SHIPP'S DAY.
From a Sketch taken at the time.
