"15mm Boxer Rebellion" Topic

Dear All

I'm looking to put together a 15mm Seige of Peking game on a 1:1 scale. I've been looking for the number of 'Great Power' combatants in the seige, but have found nothing – any of you clever types have any numbers?

Also, I'd like to put together all of the contingents from one range, does anyone know of any manufacturers that produce a substantial boxer rebellion range in 15mm

Thanks

Old Glory 15's has a nice Boxer Rebellion range:

oldglory15s.com

Irregular also has suitable figures and guns:

irregularminiatures.co.uk

There are certainly more, you may wish to look at the manufacturers database at the 15mm Early 20th Century group at:

link

As to the specifics of the Great Power combatants, what info are you looking for specifically? BTW, Osprey has Peking 1900 in their Campaign series that is IMHO a must for anyone wishing to do the siege:

link

The Men at Arms on the Boxer Rebellion is also useful, and will provide you with further info and uniform details:

link

Great thanks for those.

Specifically I'm looking for the number of Great Powers 'regulars' who were in the embassy enclave during the Peking Siege, but if posible I'd also like a number for fighting civilians if indeed there were any.

Thanks

IIRC Frontier had a set with the civilians

Frontier and Old Glory 15mm are the main ones that I use. For additional Chinese troops Falcom by Quartermaster also has a 19th century range.

Also for additional civilians some Victorian SciFi such as by Brigade makes an assortment of adventurers which will work as civilians

"I'm looking to put together a 15mm Seige of Peking game on a 1:1 scale."

1:1 scale??? You do realise, I presume, that there were 507 Legation Guards from the 8 Great Powers? And how many thousand Boxer / Chinese figures are you going to use?

This might help: link

Thanks Mike

Some useful numbers on that site.

I've ordered the osprey book rcommended by cold warrior.

1:1 well ambition is a good thing :-). Though you may be right and I'll drop down to 1:2 certainly no smaller though.
As for the Chinese I'll probably look at some 1:72 plastics for them or see if I can pick up anything cheap on e-bay

If I recall, the Osprey "men at arms" book clearly lists the troop numbers of each of the great powers present.

Unfortunatly I borrowed it from a friend some years ago so don't have it to hand to pass the information on.

Sorry

lancashiregames.com

Lancashire makes a Boxer range in 15's including dismounted cavalry and European and Chinese civilians. Falcon makes Taiping Rebellion in 15's including a good Tigerman figure.

"As for the Chinese I'll probably look at some 1:72 plastics for them"
Don't use the plastic if you're planning on 15mm. I'm working on a plastic/20mm Boxer Rebellion project at the moment and the Orion Boxers would tower over any 15s on the table.

I've a couple of sources that list all the Western troops including naming the officers. I'll post the data this evening when my flight gets back.

The Osprey Campaign Series – Peking 1900 by Peter Harrington

Allied forces in the Legation Quarter 543 men commanded by Sir Claude MacDonald

Artillery – Italian 1-pdr gun (120 rounds),American Colt MG (25,000 rounds),British 5 barelled Nordenfelt, Austrian machine gun, 'International' gun

Americans – 53 Marines, 3 officers
Austrians – 30 Seamen, 5 officers
British – 79 Royal Marine Light Infantry, 3 officers, 3 visiting officers
French – 45 Seamen, 2 officers, 1 visiting Marine officer
German – 51 Marines, 1 officer, 1 visiting officer
Italian – 28 Seaman, 1 officer
Japanese – 24 Marines, 2 officers, 2 visiting officers
Russian – 72 Seamen, 2 officers, 7 Cossack legation guards, 1 visiting officer

Volunteers Force – 125 men (Carving Knife Brigade)

Peitang (North) Cathedral – Bishop Favier commanding
French – 30 Seamen, 1 officer
Italian – 11 Seaman, 1 officer

The book names every officer including the visitors and their regiments.

Thanks McKinstry, exactly what I required.