On October 16th, 1813, basic Yorck led his Prussian Dragoons in a hopeless fee from the roles defended by Marshal Marmont's French troops through the attack of Mockern, a village near Leipzig. It is one of the most significant stages of this famous “battle of the countries” that radically changed the alliances and boundaries in Napoleonic Europe. The Prussian light horsemen are represented making use of their headgear protected by oilcloth, as customarily used during military promotions