Hi,
Any suggestions on what figure to use to represent the Belgian Light Dragoons in 1815.
Cheers
Richard P
The Belgian dragoons uniform was very similar to the french chevaux leger uniform:
belgians light dragoons
(http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/UniformesBR/Dragons05(Belges).png)
french chevaux leger
(http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/UniformesFR/Chasseurs09(Ligne).png)
biggest problem is of course the sadle cloth under the chabraque, but if you are willing to paint that on that wuld do the trick.
problem number 2 is that we only have two chevaux leger options in the catalogue, the 1809 chevaux legers, wich all have a plume instead of pompom, or the 1812 campaign chevaux legers, wich do not have a picture in the catalog.
Seeing some of them are wearing the plume in the drawing, it might be ok to use the 1809 chevaux legers. I don't know what was more likely, the plume or the pompom.
One thing to note is that british light dragoons wore epaulettes, and had a plume instead of a pompom so are of no use.
Hope this helps!
The Osprey book(Wellington' Allies, two volumes, Dutch and Belgium) are both very good.