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