UNITS OF THE ZULU WAR 1879
FRONTIER LIGHT HORSE
The Frontier Light Horse was raised to serve in the Ninth Cape Frontier war of 1877. They were made up of various adventurers of Empire and were paid five shillings a day compared to the 1 shilling earned by infantry. During the Zulu war they were commanded by Major Buller and formed three troops each consisting of 60 men and 9 officers and NCOs. From a gaming point of view they can be represented on the table by their colour coordinated horses. A troop had bays, B troop chestnuts and C troop Greys. Buller passed command to Colonel Barton who would be killed at Hlobane where a number of the FLH saw action. Uniforms were of a mix of black and buff cotton cord suits with red or black facings. They wore wide brimmed hats known as smashers.
Hooray for Major Redvers Buller! Great work here, been enjoying this project.