Historyfromwww.bbc.com1 month agoMystery black soldier identified by art expertsPortrait likely depicts Thomas James, a Montserrat-born 18th Light Dragoons soldier and one of the few black British Waterloo Medal recipients.
Historyfromwww.theguardian.com1 month agoLondon museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 paintingPrivate Thomas James, likely born enslaved in Montserrat, served as an 18th Light Dragoons percussionist and is a rare Black Waterloo Medal recipient.