Col. Jacinth Laval, of the 1st Regiment, New York Dragoons

1 unsigned oil painting in contemporary gilt frame with black and gold glass mat; oval half-length profile portrait in uniform with sword and hat 1 unsigned oil painting in contemporary gilt frame with black and gold glass mat; oval half-length profile portrait in uniform with sword and hat Laval came to the United States as cornet of dragoons in Rochambeau's army. Subsequently he was sheriff of Charleston, S.C. and was appointed captain of dragoons in the U.S. Army, May 3, 1809. On June 7, 1813, he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Light Dragoons and colonel on August 1, 1813. From May 21, 1821 until his death he held the post of military storekeeper. - Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Upright folio. New York, Kennedy Galleries, 1957 Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)