"British in Sudan '83-85" Topic
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| Prince Alberts Revenge | 27 Jun 2009 3:39 p.m. PST |
Painting up some generic British for the Sudan in 1883-85. Should the bulk of my infantry be in serge gray or khaki? Thanks! |
| Captain Brummel | 27 Jun 2009 3:44 p.m. PST |
In general (with certain exceptione) Infantry -Red jackets, khaki drill trousers
Camel Corps- serge grey |
aecurtis  | 27 Jun 2009 4:30 p.m. PST |
Primarily gray (regiments sent from the UK) and khaki (regiments arriving from India), except as noted: PDF link Allen |
| I Jim I | 27 Jun 2009 4:33 p.m. PST |
PAR, I think this is what your looking for: The Sudan 1883-85
A Brief History and Uniform Guide
PDF link - Jim Edit: Darn Allen beat me to it |
| aecurtis | 27 Jun 2009 5:01 p.m. PST |
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| Captain Brummel | 28 Jun 2009 5:23 a.m. PST |
strange.. my Osprey book "Sudan Campaigns" depicts red coats with light khaki trousers. Grey only for Camel Corps.
Never mind, maybe new information has come to light in the last 20 years. |
| aecurtis | 28 Jun 2009 12:56 p.m. PST |
Twenty? Wilkinson-Latham's Osprey was first published in 1976. It should have been withdrawn long, long ago. Sorry. Allen |
| Captain Brummel | 28 Jun 2009 2:39 p.m. PST |
Cheers Allen,
I shall modify my library. |
 Wolfshanza  | 29 Jun 2009 1:44 a.m. PST |
Didn't some units don the red tunics for assaults to be more intimidating ? Can't disremember which ones though ? <sigh> |
| Cheriton | 29 Jun 2009 4:53 p.m. PST |
Yes some (ca 80-100?) were to have been on the first steamer to reach Khartoum. The sight of the red coats would have either heartened the besieged Gordon and "scattered the intimidated mahdists", or not as things turned out… 
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