Lot 21
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An Officer's Shoulderbelt-Plate of the Powerscourt Cavalry

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An Officer's Shoulderbelt-Plate of the Powerscourt Cavalry
An oval copper plate, engraved with the Crowned Harp, flanked by 17 and 96, scrolls above and below inscribed POWERSCOURT CAVALRY See illustration opposite
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Lot Essay

The Powerscourt Cavalry was raised on 31st October 1796, under Captain Charles Stanley Monk, with some thirty troopers. It was re-raised in 1803 under Captain Richard Viscount Powerscourt, with seniority dating from 1799. Its date of disbandment is uncertain.