UNITS OF THE ZULU WAR 1879
Naval Brigade
A number of different Royal Navy ships supplied men to the conflict in Zulu Land after being diverted to supply reinforcements to garrisons along the boarder. Landing parties add a bit of character to a British force and their colour schemes varied from ship to ship.
HMS Active- Blue with white trousers and caps.
HMS Tenedos- Blue tops and trousers and blue covered caps
HMS Boadeiceas- All white
HMS Shah- wore blue but had straw hats with the ships name on it’s band.
All had Martini Henry rifles but the more vicious looking cutlass bayonet. Their ammunition pouches were black.
HMS Tenedos Naval Brigade
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