by light dragoon regiments until about 1812, as well as by horse artillery units through the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Similar helmet styles appeared across Europe, including the ' ("caterpillar helmet") in Bavaria, which remained standard until replaced by the Pickelhaube following King Ludwig II of Bavaria's death in 1886.

Influence and legacy

Elements of the Tarleton helmet's design,

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