BRV204 British Infantry In Shell Jacket Firing Crimean War British Flannel shirts worn outside linen

Flannel shirts worn outside linen trousers

Sirmoor Battalion

As this was done locally on a regimental basis there was a wide variety of shades

28mm scale white metal miniatures

3rd Bombay (European) Regt

BRV204 British Infantry In Shell Jacket Firing Crimean War British Flannel shirts worn outside linenBritish 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