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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Jack Jones on April 01, 2023, 03:06:52 PM

Title: 9th Bengal Cavalry turbans
Post by: Jack Jones on April 01, 2023, 03:06:52 PM

Hi All

I have this photo of 9th Bengal Cavalry at  Suakin in 1885 (in Brian Robson’s Fuzzy Wuzzy). I am wondering about the colour of the turbans. These are captioned as officers; would officers’ and OR’s turbans be the same?

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSG4Y3jXR_Hd79T1jgNM-ywcp_czEzmtqa9HrnE4e-dPmw_s1HzntdK8kFXQudZl8pNkQYh-LUOkVK3_u7t2oGZUysRKwafm57jiFqIXb26Bgcr_paWJtJo-siwSdlrLDJQ3yBFtnGdJUBdG_kvHigcWkOn0RHiY3eAoCmnjSq5h1pijkJEXRDg_oS/s3959/9%20Bengal%20Cavalry.jpg)

Cheers
JJ

Title: Re: 9th Bengal Cavalry turbans
Post by: Jack Jones on April 02, 2023, 10:33:05 PM

We may have some guidance on this, courtesy ‘Earl Cardigan’ on the Colonial Wargaming group:

https://sandsofsoudan.blogspot.com/2023/04/9th-bengal-cavalry-turban-colours.html (https://sandsofsoudan.blogspot.com/2023/04/9th-bengal-cavalry-turban-colours.html)

Cheers
JJ

Title: Re: 9th Bengal Cavalry turbans
Post by: Umra Khan on April 03, 2023, 11:13:35 AM

here is some uniform dated 1900 of 9th Bengal lancers,
Carman book does not report the colors of the turban, he only specifies that the lungi is blue.
(https://i.postimg.cc/8ckXZRkc/ff725dae534317015372682e43cf133d.jpg).
hope is of some help.

Title: Re: 9th Bengal Cavalry turbans
Post by: Jack Jones on April 03, 2023, 04:45:04 PM

Thank you!

All information gratefully received.

The trooper’s turban seems to have a much closer / denser pattern of stripes.

Cheers
JJ