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Colonel Hugh Cane (1716-1793), son of William Davidstown, entered the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons as a Captain on 12 March 1754 and commanded the regiment from 31 March 1768 until his retirement in 1778.
Colonel Hugh Cane of the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons, facing right in Windsor coat, cream coloured waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered wig en queue
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JOHN SMART (1742/43-1811)
Colonel Hugh Cane of the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons, facing right in Windsor coat, cream coloured waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered wig en queue
signed with initials and dated 'J. S. 1779' (lower left)
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, gold frame with foiled light-blue opaline glass surround, the reverse with gold monogram HC
Colonel Hugh Cane of the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons, facing right in Windsor coat, cream coloured waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered wig en queue
signed with initials and dated 'J. S. 1779' (lower left)
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, gold frame with foiled light-blue opaline glass surround, the reverse with gold monogram HC