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Mitre cap worn by an officer of the Royal Ecossais

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Mitre cap worn by an officer of the Royal Ecossais
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This cap was worn by a grenadier officer of the Royal Ecossais, a Scottish infantry regiment in the French Army. Made of dark blue velvet and scarlet silk, it is embroidered with the French fleur-de-lys and the Scottish thistle.

The Royal Ecossais was raised in 1744 and discharged in 1752. Their officers were Scots and Irish, often exiled Jacobites, and the soldiers were of many European nationalities, including Scots, Irish and English.

The French ship L'Esperance' was captured by the Royal Navy on 25 November 1745, on her way to Scotland to support the Jacobite Rebellion. The French supported Prince Charles Edward Stewart (Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles Edward Stuart) and supplied troops which were present at the Battle of Culloden.

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