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UNITS OF THE ZULU WAR 1879

UNITS OF THE ZULU WAR 1879

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FRONTIER LIGHT HORSE

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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.

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Hooray for Major Redvers Buller! Great work here, been enjoying this project.

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