DA093 - Solid Chaps to a Man Infantry in Kepis British casualties from our Zulu

British casualties from our Zulu Wars range

for those who prefer a slightly stiffer brush

The Warchief is on the far right

Units already in India often hastily dyed khaki their white hot weather kit

As late as the 1850s the country remained technologically and militarily stagnant

DA093 - Solid Chaps to a Man Infantry in Kepis British casualties from our ZuluMainwaring, Lugard, Standish, Sanders, Monteith, Cholmondely Warner, "Nipper" Atkins. Supplied unpainted. These chaps are typical of the officers who, in the 1890's, were seconded from their regiments to command small askari units somewhere in Africa sometimes they were just using their leave to do something constructive, like claiming Uganda for the Queen. When not wearing their tropical uniforms they adopted a casual style complete with rolled up