BRV200 British Infantry Command Crimean War British Leather equipment white with brass

Leather equipment white with brass fittings

7th (Kumaon Battalion)

Many units were diverted from other parts of the Empire or raised on a rather ad hoc basis

3rd Bombay (European) Regt

BRV200 British Infantry Command Crimean War British Leather equipment white with brassBritish Infantry in the Indian Mutiny The British Army were caught unawares by the speed of the Mutiny. Many units were diverted from other parts of the Empire or raised on a rather ad hoc basis. This meant that a wide variety of uniforms was used. Some regiments had the home service kit of red jacket and blue trousers. Others such as those that had been en route to China were issued with ships smocks. Units already in India often hastily dyed khaki