British Military Journal — Abercromby & Lord Cathcart 1798–1799 Royal Scots Greys Life Guards Engravings

During the French Revolutionary Wars, London’s finest print publishers immortalised the commanders of the British Army in hand-coloured engravings of extraordinary precision and splendour. The front cover presents Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734–1801), Colonel of the Royal Scots Greys, in a portrait published in August 1799 and now held in the Victoria and Albert Museum (E.3435–1938) — within two years he would lead the British expedition to Egypt, dying of wounds at the Battle of Alexandria in one of the most celebrated deaths in British military history; the back cover features William, Lord Cathcart (1755–1843), Colonel of the Second Regiment of Life Guards, in a portrait published 1 December 1798, depicted in the regiment’s red coat with blue facings, heavy gold embroidery, and the bicorn with white and rose plume.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print

Perfect For

• Military history enthusiasts and British regimental collectors celebrating the Royal Scots Greys and Life Guards
• Admirers of Georgian and Napoleonic era art, uniform history, and hand-coloured engraving
• Equestrian lovers drawn to the tradition of cavalry portraiture and regimental horse standards
• Collectors of Victoria and Albert Museum art and the British military print tradition
• Historians and researchers of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
• Thoughtful gift for officers, history lovers, and Anglophiles who appreciate a historically extraordinary journal