1/72 Frontier Light Horse Box (HaT)

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15 figures in 5 poses and 12 horses in 3 poses
Light Tan
Unpainted 1/72 Scale Plastic Toy Soldiers (23.5 mm)

Once the decision to invade Zululand had been taken there was an urgent need for cavalry, yet no regular cavalry was in southern Africa at the time. By the time hostilities began however a number of irregular cavalry units and mounted police had been mustered to provide that vital function, and one of the largest of these was the Frontier Light Horse. This volunteer unit had been raised in 1877 in Eastern Cape Colony to serve in the Ninth Frontier War, and over 200 entered Zululand in 1879 as part of Wood’s column. During the disastrous action at Hlobane on the 28th of March they lost 29 of the 156 men present, but further recruitment restored their numbers and they continued to play their part during the rest of the war, including escorting Louis Napoleon, the French Prince Imperial, and taking part in a skirmish on the day before the Battle of Ulundi, when two of its members earned the Victoria Cross.

1/72 Frontier Light Horse Box (HaT)

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