Brunton gained war experience as an infantry officer during the
Peninsula and waterloo campaigns. He was severely wounded at
the battle of St Pierre d'Arrubo whilst serving in the 6th Cacadores.
He joined the 43rd in November1808 and by 1813 was a captain
in the 60th Rifles. He joined the13th Light Dragoons as a
Captain in April 1819, became a Major in 1826and was
Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment from December 1830 to
December 1833.
The portrait shows him as a captain in 1919. He wears the light
dragoon uniform introduced in 1812. Blue coat with buff facings and gold
epaulettes, buttons and belts. His pouch belt does not have the
honour scrolls that appear in other contemporary portraits. Round
his waist is a gold and red striped girdle. His left arm rests on his
shako which is attached to him with gold cord cap-lines ending in
tassles. The shako is black beaver with gold lace and fittings and a
white over red plume. His overalls are grey with a gold lace stripe.
The medals are Waterloo and the Portuguese cross of Distinction.
