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The Tarleton helmet, also called the Tarleton cap[1], is a type of 18th-century military headgear named after Lt. Col. Sir Banastre Tarleton. Often described as among the most elegant helmets of its period,[2] it was worn by light infantry and light cavalry units.
The helmet featured a leather or metal shell with neoclassical decorative elements, topped with a tall fur crest—commonly made of bearskin or horsehair (or wool for ranks below officers). It was in service between approximately 1793 and 1815.[3]
Historical background Although the helmet is most commonly linked to Banastre Tarleton, it may have first been introduced to the British Army by Lt. Gen. William Keppel around 1771.[4]
Tarleton adopted and widely publicized the helmet with the British Legion, wearing it himself in battle and in portraits by artists such as Sir Joshua Reynolds. The helmet officially entered service with British Dragoon regiments in 1789[5] and continued to be worn by light dragoon regiments until about 1812, as well as by horse artillery units through the end of the Napoleonic Wars.[6]
Similar helmet styles appeared across Europe, including the Raupenhelm ("caterpillar helmet") in Bavaria, which remained standard until replaced by the Pickelhaube following King Ludwig II of Bavaria's death in 1886.[7]
The Prince Regent is thought to have worn a version of the Tarleton helmet in Sir William Beechey’s 1798 painting "George III at a Review".[8]
Influence and legacy Elements of the Tarleton helmet’s design, such as the rear tassel, influenced dragoon helmets later in the 19th century.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "England - Tarleton cap". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Tarleton pattern helmet, Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry, 1800 (c) | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London". collection.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Tarleton Helmet | York Museums Trust". www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Top 10 Banastre Tarleton Myths". Journal of the American Revolution. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ American War of Independence: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 1 April 2016. ISBN 978-0-241-52693-4. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "British Artillery : Napoleonic Wars : Horse : Foot : Rockets : Uniforms". www.napolun.com.
- ^ "Bayern (Bavarian) Pickelhaube 1886 - 1916". www.kaisersbunker.com.
- ^ "England - Tarleton cap".
- ^ Haythornthwaite, P. J. (1980). "1771. AN OFFICER OF THE BOMBAY HORSE ARTILLERY, c 1850". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 58 (235): 175–176. JSTOR 44230334. Retrieved 9 January 2023.