By Andre Jouineau, Jean-Marie Mongin
Exhibits in outstanding aspect the uniforms of the Cavalry of the Imperial protect. it is a dream booklet for the modeler and the historian alike and is packed packed with complete colour pictures
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The United States had four divisions in J a p a n , ncluding the 1st Cavalry Division under General Hobart R. Gay, and these were despatched to stiffen South Korean resistance. With the help of the United States 5th Air Force they managed to establish a large defensive area around Pusan. After which, General MacArthur staged a dual offensive. An amphibious landing was made at Inchon on the west coast, and at the same time a ibrce from the Pusan perimeter attacked northwards. In the van of the Pusan force were the men of the 1st Cavalry Division, and they were the first to link up with the troops landed at Inchon.
They were used in the Revolution, largely by the British 38 Cartridges, and a l s o often flints, were carried in a cartridge box, usually a leather bag with a large flap (and s o m e t i m e s a smaller flap beneath) to keep out the rain, containing a wooden block with twenty-four holes to hold the cartridges. A special type for the use of cavalry had twelve tin pipes to hold the cartridges. Cavalry wore their boxes buckled around the waist in front - see colour plate B2 with silver lace, and a crimson sash like the British officers of the period.
Cavalry uniform apart from the lance itself. The single button and braid on the collar was a feature of several units raised from volunteers as opposed to expanded from pre-war regulars. Enlisted men wore brass crossed sabres on the crown of the kepi. Brass shoulder scales were worn earlier but by 1863 had been discontinued. All leather is black, including the boots worn under the trousers. Gauntlets were optional. The lance was not a success, and was more a hindrance than an effective weapon when the regiment was forced to chase around the countryside after the elusive J e b Stuart.