"Regimental facing colors" Topic

Hello everyone,

Please, Where find a list of the regimental facing colors of the infantry and cavalry units of the Bengal, Bombay and Madras armies between 1845 and 1857?

Thank you

Boris Mollo, The Indian Army, New Orchard Editions, 1986 has tables showing coat, facing and lace colours.

There are some cheap copies on Abebooks:

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John is correct. Very useful book

Thank you guys there is also that

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What do you think of this?

If it's the Mutiny you're interested in, look at the historical notes section of the Iron Duke Miniatures website – plenty of relevant facing colour, uniform and organisation information there.

irondukeminiatures.co.uk

Does anyone know the regimental facing colors of the 3rd and 19th Bombay Native Infantry at the Battle of Goojerat and if these two battalions had rifle companies and if these two battalions were considered light infantry?

My research goes forward: the regimental facing colors of the 3rd and 19th Bombay Native Infantry and the battle of Goojerat are respectively sky-blue and deep yellow.

According to a East India Register and an Army List of 1845, the only regiments with a rifle company dressed in dark green rather than red are: The 1st Madras Native Infanty, 5 th Madras Native Infanty, 16 th Madras Native Infanty, 24 Madras Native Infanty, 26th Madras Native Infanty, 36th Madras Native Infanty, 38th Madras Native Infanty and 49th Madras Native Infanty.

No Bengal Native Infantry or Bombay Native Infantry battalion is designated as having owned a company of rifles in 1845!

In the Sikhs wars, the European infantry regiments of the HEIC have the same uniforms as those of the British infantry regiments?

So there is a big contradiction with what I read above on this topic!

Sources: Armies of the East India Company 1750-1850 by Stuart Reid.