Equipment

Uniform

Front	Back

We represent the 43rd Regiment of Foot (The Monmouthshire Light Infantry) of the Napoleonic Wars - more specifically of the "Penninsula War" and the "War of 1812".

Redcoat

Front	Lace	Back

The lace has red and black stripes - The Drummers is two lengths of this joined with the red stripes next to each other. This lace is arranged in pairs. The pockets are false

Belts & Packs etc.

Bayonet & Cartouche Belts	Blanket Roll	Canteen

Badges, Buttons and Buckles

When the 43rd became light infantry, many of their regimental distinctions changed

Shako Badge It is Brass and a Bugle Horn but the exact design still needs some research.	Cross Belt Plate As found atNew Orleans and Toulouse.	Button Found near Harwich, Essex	Cartridge Box Plate (Not strictly Napoleonic, more War of Independanc,e but the York Rangers have a GR plate and the holes need to be covered for health and safety).

Headress

All soldiers in the British army be it Napoleonic or modern day are issued with headress

Shako	Forage Cap/Fatigue Hat Please not that the badge on the side of the Forage Cap/Fatigue Hat is not regulation.	Officers Shako

Weapons

The majority of the soldiers were armed with the Brown Bess Musket.

During the Peninsula War, these began to be replaced by the Baker Rifle until by about 1812, one in five were armed with these.

Brown Bess	Brown Bess socket Bayonet and Baker Sword Bayonet	Baker Rifle

Jas Townsend

Maggies

Albion Small Arms

Abbey Tents

Victor James

Jas Townsend

G.G.Godwin