16209 - British 43rd Regiment of Foot Ensign with King's Colors, 1780 K&C Crimean War saw service from late 1839

saw service from late 1839 up to the mid 1840s

Battle axe in hand and about to sally forth to meet the enemy

This mounted senior officer is wearing the traditional cocked hat and simple “undress” uniform

Canister is an anti-personnel

wore reversed colors to set them apart from the regular soldiers

16209 - British 43rd Regiment of Foot Ensign with King's Colors, 1780 K&C Crimean War saw service from late 1839On 18 July 1783, the 43rd, commanded by Maj. George Hewett, embarked at Portsmouth, Virginia for Yorktown aboard the Brig Betsy. Beginning on 28 September, the regiment was besieged with the rest of the British Army at Yorktown, where it was stationed in the advanced redoubt on the left with the 33rd, 71st, and 80th of Foot, as well as two German units. During the siege it sustained casualties of ten killed, 18wounded, and 12 missing. At least one