BNI officer uniform 1842?

[traveller]

Starting slowly to prepare for my Gundamak 1842 setup, I read that there were some BNI sepoys also present in the final stand. Iron Duke miniatures have some suitable sepoys(code IMREB18) but no officers. Would anyone know how the BNI officers were uniformed so that I can search for some proxy? Grateful for any comments!

[Romark]

Wouldn't the officers in poshteens Studio already produce for this range be suitable,I believe the BNI officers dress mirrored those of the Queen's regiments,there is also a European officer in dress coatee in the second pack along with two other officer types,one of which is in shell jacket and forage cap that looks like a figure from the recent Osprey title on the First Afghan War of a BNI officer leading the defence of the commissariat building in Kabul.
Cheers
Keith

[Rogerc]

I pretty much agree with the above.

BNI officers would wear either a long blue frock coat, shell jacket or coatee like their troops (less likely) forage cap most likely but shako also possible. Poshteen very likely if you are doing the actual last stand and/or great coat.

As officers had a lot of latitude in terms of what they wore I don't think you can go far wrong.

[traveller]

Many thanks for your advice!

This is the list I found in this website. Ideally I should also have some artillery and cavalry officers. I wonder also if there might have been any armed civilians among the campfollowers?

https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Battle_of_Gundamak

20 (22?) officers
o   13th Foot (1)
o   44th Foot (5)
o   5th Bengal Native Infantry (3)
o   27th Bengal Native Infantry (2)
o   35th Bengal Native Infantry (1)
o   37th Bengal Native Infantry (2)
o   54th Bengal Native Infantry (3)
o   56th Bengal Native Infantry (1)
o   5th Bengal Light Cavalry (2)
o   1st (?) Bengal Artillery (1)
o   6th (?) Bengal Horse Artillery (1)

50 men of 44th Regiment

4 or 5 sepoys

6 Horse Artillerymen

300 camp followers

Named casualties
•   Capt. Thomas COLLINS, 44th Foot
•   Lieut. Edward Sandford CUMBERLAND, 44th Foot
•   Lieut. John HOBHOUSE, 13th Foot
•   Lieut. Arthur HOGG, 44th Foot
•   Asst Surgeon William PRIMROSE, 44th Foot
•   Lieut. Samuel SWINTON, 44th Foot
•   Brevet-Major Henry BELLEW, 56th N.I.
•   Lieut. Frederick BURKINYOUNG, 5th N.I.
•   Capt. Frederick COLLYER, 5th Light Cavalry
•   Capt. William GRANT, 27th N.I.
•   Lieut. Charles GREENE, Bengal Artillery
•   Capt. Charles William HAIG, 5th N.I.
•   Capt. Percy HAMILTON, 5th Light Cavalry
•   Lieut. Frederick HAWTRY, 37th N.I.
•   Capt. Edward HAY, 35th N.I.
•   Capt. Perin HOPKINS, 27th N.I.
•   Lieut. Charles HORSBURGH, 5th N.I.
•   Lieut. William MORRIESON, 54th N.I.
•   Capt. Nicholas Power PALMER, 54th N.I.
•   Capt. James Nathaniel RIND, 37th N.I.
•   Lieut. Charles STEWART, Bengal Horse Artillery
•   Lieu. Henry WEAVER, 54th N.I.