Cadet of the Military Academy of Artillery of Segovia in walking uniform, uniform of parade. The Academy of Artillery was founded the 16 of may o1764 how Royal College of Artillery with location in the fortress of the city of Segovia, rules in Spain the king Carlos III and was his founder and first director D. Felix Gazola.
The academy have the function of drill the cadets and future officers of the artillery branch. Along the peninsular war the cadets what defend the School were forced to capitulate to the French when this attacked the city of Segovia.
For this the Artillery School have what emigrate to differents location along the war first to Salamanca after Galicia, from there to Portugal and by sea to Huelva and Seville where found another units in rout for the pressure of the Napoleonic armies, from Seville the School was send to Minorca first and after to the island of Majorca, where lies to the end of war in 1814. Back to Segovia the volatile political situation of Spain, First Carlist War and minority of age of the queen Isabel II forced to other translate after of leave in his original ubication of the fortress of Segovia.
- Presentation: in luxury quilted case
- Paint: artisanally painted by water resistent paints
- Total weight of: 989 grs
- Pedestal: brown, ultraviolet barnished, high bright
- Number of pieces: 12
- Pedestal sizes(mm): 60x60x42
- Pedestal write: "Cadete de Artilleria 1844"
- Total measure including a wood base: 23 cm
