Hi everybody ,
Its always interesting when the postman knocks with a parcel from Korea ...in excited anticipation I rip open the package to get to the contents...... this time it was from MJ Miniatures .
I have reviewed releases from MJ Kim in the past and we are all aware of his outstanding painting ability .
The subject of choice which was released in April is this :
It depicts Private Perry of the 24th weary and carrying the colour over his shoulder with his musket resting on the same with a waterbottle being held over the other.
Our subject has been the choice of modellers in the past who can forget Bill Horan's wonderful diorama version of the retreat from Chillianwallah ( he is depicted at the back left )
The battle happened at night on the 13th January 1849 resulting in the regiment loosing over 250 of its total strength, the battle was inconclusive and caused a retreat from the field.
The commander General Gough was heavily condoned for his callous use of the regiment telling them to not fire in the advance but to use the bayonet, he was as a result of the casualty total relieved of his command but due to lack of speed in communications did not hear of this till he had fought a successful battle at Gujerat which ended the Sikh wars and restored Gough's reputation, after the war he was raised to a Viscount.
The colours
Our subject carries the Regimental colour , both this and the Queens were presented in 1842, they were carried at Chillianwallah.
In the centre was the regimental number XXIV on its own, with II WARWICKSHIRE around it.
In 1852 the battle honors for PUNJAUB, CHILLIANWALLAH and GOOJERAT were sewn onto the Regimental Colour. The Queen's Colour was lost to the Sikhs.
In 1850 a new Queen's Colour arrived in Calcutta in October 1849 but by April 1850 had not reached the regiment. By warrant of 1843 the Queen's Colour was not permitted to have battle honours, so the only addition to the Union Flag was a crown and XXIV below.
In 1859 A new 2nd Battalion was raised in 1858 and they received Colours the following year. They were subject to new regulations that stated that the pole must have a royal crest in gilt at the top. The size of the flag was to be 4'4" by 4'. These Colours were left in the camp at Isandhlwana when the Zulus attacked. They were captured and probably destroyed when the British soldiers burned the Zulu kraals. Some remnants were later brought to light.
These colours were replaced by the 1866 colour seen here
This Colour replaced the large Colour carried by the 24th in the Sikh War of 1848. The second Battalion which had been raised in 1858 received a similar Regimental Colour in 1859. There is nothing on this Colour indicating which battalion it belonged to.
The last three battle honours, PUNJAUB, CHILLIANWALLAH and GOOJERAT were awarded on 14th Dec 1852.
The first battle honour EGYPT was awarded on 6th July 1802. TALAVERA, FUENTES D'ONOR, PYRENEES and ORTHES were awarded on 29th July 1817. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE on 21st June 1824, NIVELLE on 24th July 1824, SALAMANCA and VITTORIA on 20th Sep 1824. PENINSULA (not Peninsular) was first awarded to the old 2nd battalion on 29th March 1815 and conferred on the regiment on 15th Feb 1825.
The size of this Colour was 4'6" flying and 4' on the pole.
Medals were awarded for the wars with clasps as here
Troops wore the distinctive Albert shako ( named after Prince Albert the queens consort) often with a quilted cover , this is one without from the 49th Regt but the plate would have been the same.just a different number.
Books are available here are a few of my favourites
,
all make interesting reading indeed particularly the Regimental history one .
Continued in next post:
Nap
Its always interesting when the postman knocks with a parcel from Korea ...in excited anticipation I rip open the package to get to the contents...... this time it was from MJ Miniatures .
The subject of choice which was released in April is this :
It depicts Private Perry of the 24th weary and carrying the colour over his shoulder with his musket resting on the same with a waterbottle being held over the other.
Our subject has been the choice of modellers in the past who can forget Bill Horan's wonderful diorama version of the retreat from Chillianwallah ( he is depicted at the back left )
The battle happened at night on the 13th January 1849 resulting in the regiment loosing over 250 of its total strength, the battle was inconclusive and caused a retreat from the field.
The colours
Our subject carries the Regimental colour , both this and the Queens were presented in 1842, they were carried at Chillianwallah.
In the centre was the regimental number XXIV on its own, with II WARWICKSHIRE around it.
In 1852 the battle honors for PUNJAUB, CHILLIANWALLAH and GOOJERAT were sewn onto the Regimental Colour. The Queen's Colour was lost to the Sikhs.
In 1850 a new Queen's Colour arrived in Calcutta in October 1849 but by April 1850 had not reached the regiment. By warrant of 1843 the Queen's Colour was not permitted to have battle honours, so the only addition to the Union Flag was a crown and XXIV below.
In 1859 A new 2nd Battalion was raised in 1858 and they received Colours the following year. They were subject to new regulations that stated that the pole must have a royal crest in gilt at the top. The size of the flag was to be 4'4" by 4'. These Colours were left in the camp at Isandhlwana when the Zulus attacked. They were captured and probably destroyed when the British soldiers burned the Zulu kraals. Some remnants were later brought to light.
These colours were replaced by the 1866 colour seen here
This Colour replaced the large Colour carried by the 24th in the Sikh War of 1848. The second Battalion which had been raised in 1858 received a similar Regimental Colour in 1859. There is nothing on this Colour indicating which battalion it belonged to.
The last three battle honours, PUNJAUB, CHILLIANWALLAH and GOOJERAT were awarded on 14th Dec 1852.
The first battle honour EGYPT was awarded on 6th July 1802. TALAVERA, FUENTES D'ONOR, PYRENEES and ORTHES were awarded on 29th July 1817. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE on 21st June 1824, NIVELLE on 24th July 1824, SALAMANCA and VITTORIA on 20th Sep 1824. PENINSULA (not Peninsular) was first awarded to the old 2nd battalion on 29th March 1815 and conferred on the regiment on 15th Feb 1825.
The size of this Colour was 4'6" flying and 4' on the pole.
Medals were awarded for the wars with clasps as here
Troops wore the distinctive Albert shako ( named after Prince Albert the queens consort) often with a quilted cover , this is one without from the 49th Regt but the plate would have been the same.just a different number.
Books are available here are a few of my favourites
,
all make interesting reading indeed particularly the Regimental history one .
Continued in next post:
Nap
