| JimDuncanUK | 05 Oct 2019 1:09 p.m. PST |
OK, I'm painting some figures from the Pendraken 1879 Anglo-Zulu war pack. I don't have any reference books to hand and I'm stumped for a uniform for the mounted figures. They appear to be British in that they have pith helmets and a mixture of carbines and swords. Any suggestions as to red coats, blue coats or brown coats? They are clearly not Natal Native Horse. |
nnascati  | 05 Oct 2019 1:23 p.m. PST |
There weren't any cavalry at Rorkes Drift as far as I know. |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 05 Oct 2019 1:26 p.m. PST |
as you didn't mention lances I'd assume they are either Natal Carbineers (dark blue uniforms)
or Kings Dragoon Guards (red uniform)
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| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 05 Oct 2019 1:30 p.m. PST |
I think there were some NNH horse at Rorke's Drift but they scarpered pretty sharply once the Zulus arrived. |
| JimDuncanUK | 05 Oct 2019 1:33 p.m. PST |
There weren't any cavalry at Rorkes Drift as far as I know.
There were some Natal Native Horse present but they scarpered off before the Zulus arrived. |
| JimDuncanUK | 05 Oct 2019 1:34 p.m. PST |
I think there were some NNH horse at Rorke's Drift but they scarpered pretty sharply once the Zulus arrived.
Snap! |
| JimDuncanUK | 05 Oct 2019 1:35 p.m. PST |
as you didn't mention lances I'd assume they are either Natal Carbineers (dark blue uniforms)or Kings Dragoon Guards (red uniform) Certainly no lances. |
| JimDuncanUK | 05 Oct 2019 1:42 p.m. PST |
In either case they give me some 'what-if' options for games not involving the Rorkes Drift attack. |
| nnascati | 05 Oct 2019 2:26 p.m. PST |
Sure, there had to be small scouting actions between the major actions. Plus there is always Holbane. |
| Col Durnford | 05 Oct 2019 3:26 p.m. PST |
Yes, they did have a unit of the Natal Native Horse. As I recall, they brought news, deployed mounted outside of the mission, and departed before any action occurred. It alway bothered me that in the movie Zulu they were all played by whites. |
| Glengarry5 | 05 Oct 2019 6:07 p.m. PST |
I don't think there were any strictly British (as opposed to South African volunteer) cavalry in South Africa until the second invasion, long after Rorkes Drift, so no Dragoon Guards. The mounted arm was made up of volunteers in a variety of small units including the "Buffalo Border Guard", "Frontier Light Horse" and "Natal Carbineers". There were as well the Natal Mounted Police and Mounted Infantry recruited from the British regular infantry regiments as well as the NCC horse. They all fought more or less as mounted infantry while some were more adapt at fighting mounted Boer style. |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 06 Oct 2019 2:48 a.m. PST |
After a quick look on Pendraken's site I see the British cavalry are labelled "Cavalry, Naval/Durban mounted" they seem to have little spikes on their helmets so I'd certainly go with painting them as Natal Carbineers or as Glenngarry5 suggests Natal mounted police. |
| JimDuncanUK | 06 Oct 2019 3:34 a.m. PST |
Carbineers they will be then. Many thanks everyone. |
| Durban Gamer | 06 Oct 2019 4:44 a.m. PST |
10mm cavalry in sunhelmet can be painted as a wide variety of the mounted units involved in the Zulu War, both British regular and local. Plenty of scenarios, even a few involving mostly mounted on the British side. |
| 10mm Wargaming | 08 Oct 2019 3:08 a.m. PST |
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| JimDuncanUK | 08 Oct 2019 4:12 a.m. PST |
My 10mm Anglo Zulu War Project may be of interest to you. Thanks Andy |
| 10mm Wargaming | 09 Oct 2019 4:08 a.m. PST |
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