Provincial Marine of Canada, Officers 1812-1813 (details), by Peter Rindlisbacher. A commissioned painting for the Company of Military Historians.
A British officer, whose regiment marched from New Brunswick to Kingston in the late winter of 1813, was amazed to see a squadron of warships on Lake Ontario. "It produced a striking and indescribable sensation," he recorded, as he had never contemplated finding "a fleet of men of war on a fresh water lake."
— Historian Donald E. Graves, in the introduction to War of 1812: The Marine Art of Peter Rindlisbacher.
From left to right: midshipman, surgeon, sub-lieutenant, captain, and lieutenant.
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Smart Asian Lady officer - takes salute!
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more lae'zel doodles. I am nothing if not predictable
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Holiday Gift Ideas - Your Buddy in the Reserves - Some personal Attention
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A Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, Probably a Sergeant, 2nd (or the Queen’s Royal) Regiment of Foot, by unknown artist c. 1806.
I love that this includes a woman and child in the background! The UK National Army Museum describes her as probably "a sutleress," but she looks more like a soldier's or even officer's wife. And to be fair, she might also be a washerwoman or sutler. I don't think people appreciate how many women and children were involved in Napoleonic era wars, accompanying the huge baggage train of the army.
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