Friday 12 March 2010

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms of the 19th Century

I recently acquired a copy of AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MILITARY UNIFORMS OF THE 19TH CENTURY via Amazon. The book was published in 2010 by Lorenz Press (an imprint of Anness Publishing Ltd: ISBN 978 0 7548 1901 1) and was written by Kevin F Kiley and Digby Smith, with Jeremy Black MBE acting as a consultant.

The latter part of the book deals exclusively with colonial conflicts and contains some excellent illustrations. These include pictures of the following:

Indian Mutiny: British
  • Officer, Punjab Cavalry, 1857
  • Private, King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1857
  • Trooper, 9th Lancers, 1857
  • Gunner, Bombay Horse Artillery, 1857
  • Rissaldar, Hodson's Horse, 1857
  • Trooper, 14th Light Dragoons, 1857
  • Sowar, 2nd Punjab Cavalry, 1857
  • Brigadier John Nicholson, 1857
  • Major General Henry Havelock, 1857
  • Lieutenant General Sir Colin Campbell, 1857
  • Officer, 2nd Punjab Cavalry, 1857
  • Sepoy, 4th Punjab Infantry, 1857
  • Private, 95th Foot, 1857
  • Private, Rifle Brigade, 1857
  • Private, 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders, 1857
Indian Mutiny: Rebel Sepoys
  • Rebel Sowar, 1857
  • Sowar, 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, 1857
  • Rebel Sepoy, 1857
French in Mexico
  • Trooper, Chasseurs D'Afrique, Mexico, 1863
  • Legionnaire, French Foreign Legion, Mexico, 1864
  • Officer, Contra-Guerillas, Mexico, 1865
The Boer Wars: British
  • Officer, 27th Foot, 1845
  • Gunner, Royal Artillery, 1845
  • Private, Rifle Brigade, 1845
  • Private, 27th Foot, 1845
  • General Officer, 1845
  • Officer, Cape Mounted Rifles, 1845
  • Trooper, 7th Dragoon Guards, 1845
  • Private, 3rd Battalion, 60th Rifles, 1881
  • Officer, 21st Foot, 1881
  • Private, 94th Foot, 1881
  • Civilian Colonial Volunteer, 1881
  • Seaman, Naval Brigade, 1881
  • Officer, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1898
  • NCO, Infantry, 1898
  • Private, King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC), 1898
  • Officer, Highland Light Infantry, 1898
  • Private, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 1898
  • Private, Guards Regiments, 1898
  • Officer, 92nd Highlanders, 1898
  • Officer, Infantry, 1899
  • Officer, Infantry, 1899
  • Trooper, Natal Carabiniers, 1899
  • Private, Royal Canadian Regiment, 1899
  • Private, Mounted Infantry, 1900
  • Trooper, 12th Lancers, 1900
  • Staff Officer, 1900
  • Officer, City Imperial Volunteers, 1900
  • Native Scout, 1900
  • Trooper, 5th Lancers, 1900
  • Trooper, 17th Lancers, 1900
  • Trumpeter, Cavalry, 1900
  • Trooper, Rimington Scouts, 1900
The Boer Wars: Boers
  • Boer Voortrekker, 1840
  • Boer, 1870-80
  • Boer Free State Commando, 1860
  • Boer Commandant, 1881
  • Corporal, Transvaal Staatsartillerie, 1898
  • Boer Commando, 1899
  • African Auxiliary (Agyterryer), 1900
  • Gunner, Transvaal Staatsartillerie, 1900
North American Indian Wars
  • Guidon Bearer, 7th United States Cavalry, 1876
  • Cheyenne Warrior, 1876
  • Apache Warrior, 1880
  • NCO, 10th United States Cavalry Regiment, 1890
Zulu War: British
  • Colour Sergeant Bourne, 24th Foot, 1879
  • Gonville Bromhead, 24th Foot, 1879
  • Private, 99th Foot, 1879
  • Private, 91st Foot, 1879
  • Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 60th Rifles, 1879
  • Officer, 3rd Battalion, 60th Rifles, 1879
  • Bandsman, 24th Foot, 1879
  • Officer, 17th Lancers, 1879
  • Trooper, 1st King's Dragoon Guards, 1879
  • Trooper, 17th Lancers, 1879
  • Sapper, Royal Engineers, 1879
  • Officer, Royal Artillery, 1879
  • Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI), 1879
  • Officer, Royal Navy, 1879
  • Trooper, Frontier Light Horse, 1879
  • Trooper, Natal Carabiniers, 1879
  • Private, Mounted Infantry, 1879
  • Trooper, Durban Mounted Rifles, 1879
Zulu War: Zulus
  • Zulu, 1879 (Four different illustrations)
Zulu War: Boers
  • Boer, 1879 (Four different illustrations)
Egypt and the Sudan: British
  • General Garnet Wolsely, 1873
  • Private, 5th Gurkhas, 1878
  • Officer, Queen's Own Corps of Guides, 1879
  • Private, 42nd Foot (Black Watch), 1882
  • General Stewart, 1884
  • General Kitchener, 1898
  • Trooper, 21st Lancers, 1898
Egypt and the Sudan: Mahdists
  • Mahdist, 1898 (Two different illustrations)
  • Mahdist Emir, 1898
Spanish-American War
  • Bandmaster, United States Navy, 1897
  • Private, 10th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1898
  • Officer, United States Marine Corps, 1898
  • Gunner, 4th Mounted Artillery Regiment, 1898
Boxer Rebellion: Allies
  • Trooper, 16th Bengal Lancers, 1900
  • Officer, Royal Welch Fusiliers, 1900
  • Artillery Officer, United States Army, 1900
  • Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1900
  • Private, United States Marine Corps, 1900
  • Private, French Naval Infantry, 1900
  • Private, German East Asian Brigade, 1900
Boxer Rebellion: Chinese
  • Boxer, 1900 (Two different illustrations)
  • Chinese Irregular Cavalryman, 1900
Colonial Troops
  • Trooper, New South Wales Lancers, 1886
  • Officer, 1st Skinner's Horse (Duke of York's Own Lancers), 1886
  • Sowar, 19th Bengal Cavalry, 1888
  • Sepoy, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, 1888
  • Officer, 27th Light Cavalry, 1888
  • Spahi, French North Africa, 1900
  • NCO, Philippine Constabulary, 1901
That is quite a lot of illustrations for the cost of the book ... and there are also other sections that cover:
  • The Crimean War
  • The Wars of German and Italian Unification
  • The American Civil War