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The Elephants came in 2 by 2

1880 - Leaving the Indian Port of Bombay the Naval Brigade transport guns by elephant power towards the border













Cheers

Martyn:)
 
GICOP said:
The Elephants came in 2 by 2

1880 - Leaving the Indian Port of Bombay the Naval Brigade transport guns by elephant power towards the border














Cheers

Martyn:)
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Hope they've packed their trunks:Djb
 
Why have one when six will do - eh Martyn! {sm2}{sm4}

Most magnificent sight. :salute::

Jeff
 
Wonderful set Martyn. I know that the NB fought during the Indian Mutiny but did not know they were active later in the 19th C on the North West Frontier. The chronology below from the Royal Naval Museum does not list any activity there. Your Trophy set is the first I have seen of this subject.
Randy

The Naval Brigades
SEAMEN FIGHTING ASHORE
Naval brigades were detachments from ships consisting of seamen and Royal Marines (which were soldiers on board ships) who were landed ashore to undertake naval operations or to support the army in a wide variety of campaigns. During the period from 1850-1914, the Navy did not fight any ship-to-ship actions, and most British seamen who were on active service in operations did so as part of a Naval Brigade.
The Naval Brigades were professional organisations. Both officers and men received regular training in the techniques of land warfare at the gunnery school, HMS Excellent, at Portsmouth.
The major campaigns in which the Naval Brigades were involved:
• Burma Wars 1824-85;
• Crimean War 1854-6;
• China Wars 1856-63;
• Indian Mutiny 1857-9
• Maori Wars 1860-4;
• Kagoshima and Shimonoseki 1863-64;
• Gold Coast and Ashanti War 1873-4;
• Natal and Zulu War 1879;
• Transvaal War 1881;
• Egypt 1882;
• Sudan 1884-5;
• Boxer Rebellion in China of 1900;
• Boer War 1899-1900
During World War I, the naval brigade idea of using naval personnel to fight ashore was used for naval reservists and the Royal Naval Division was formed to assist the army in various theatres of war. The RND was disbanded in 1920.
 
PolarBear said:
Wonderful set Martyn. I know that the NB fought during the Indian Mutiny but did not know they were active later in the 19th C on the North West Frontier. The chronology below from the Royal Naval Museum does not list any activity there. Your Trophy set is the first I have seen of this subject.
Randy

The Naval Brigades
SEAMEN FIGHTING ASHORE
Naval brigades were detachments from ships consisting of seamen and Royal Marines (which were soldiers on board ships) who were landed ashore to undertake naval operations or to support the army in a wide variety of campaigns. During the period from 1850-1914, the Navy did not fight any ship-to-ship actions, and most British seamen who were on active service in operations did so as part of a Naval Brigade.
The Naval Brigades were professional organisations. Both officers and men received regular training in the techniques of land warfare at the gunnery school, HMS Excellent, at Portsmouth.
The major campaigns in which the Naval Brigades were involved:
• Burma Wars 1824-85;
• Crimean War 1854-6;
• China Wars 1856-63;
• Indian Mutiny 1857-9
• Maori Wars 1860-4;
• Kagoshima and Shimonoseki 1863-64;
• Gold Coast and Ashanti War 1873-4;
• Natal and Zulu War 1879;
• Transvaal War 1881;
• Egypt 1882;
• Sudan 1884-5;
• Boxer Rebellion in China of 1900;
• Boer War 1899-1900
During World War I, the naval brigade idea of using naval personnel to fight ashore was used for naval reservists and the Royal Naval Division was formed to assist the army in various theatres of war. The RND was disbanded in 1920.
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Many thanks Randy, glad you liked the pictures and thank you for posting the information on the Naval Brigade :salute:::salute:::salute::

I used a bit of Artistic license but could have had the Naval Brigade leaving Chittagong and heading to the Burmese border to take part in the Third Burma War 1885 :wink2:

Cheers

Martyn:)
 
GICOP said:
Many thanks Randy, glad you liked the pictures and thank you for posting the information on the Naval Brigade :salute:::salute:::salute::

I used a bit of Artistic license but could have had the Naval Brigade leaving Chittagong and heading to the Burmese border to take part in the Third Burma War 1885 :wink2:

Cheers

Martyn:)
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Martyn
The Burma War sounds great. I love the exotic locales of the Victorian campaigns.
I own Bill Hocker's Naval Rocket Brigade from the 1868 Abyssinian War.
Randy
 
PolarBear said:
Martyn
The Burma War sounds great. I love the exotic locales of the Victorian campaigns.
I own Bill Hocker's Naval Rocket Brigade from the 1868 Abyssinian War.
Randy
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Hi Randy

I think there must be a lot of potential in the three Burmese Wars for Toy Soldier manufacturers and collectors

First Anglo-Burmese War (1824 to 1826)
Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852 to 1853)
Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885 to 1886)

Especially the Second and Third {bravo}}

Cheers

Martyn:)
 
GICOP said:
Hi Randy

I think there must be a lot of potential in the three Burmese Wars for Toy Soldier manufacturers and collectors

First Anglo-Burmese War (1824 to 1826)
Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852 to 1853)
Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885 to 1886)

Especially the Second and Third {bravo}}

Cheers

Martyn:)
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Check out these 28mm British and Burmese troops

http://28mmvictorianwarfare.blogspot.com/search/label/Anglo-Burma War 1885

Maybe Little Legion might tackle this subject ^&grin

Randy
 
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