Hi David,the set alone is important part of Crimean Wars perhaps most controversial battle.(I will let you blame teh Turks ,for instigating it by teh capture of the guns from redoubts ).Indications are this glory event will soon be completed by 1/72 strelets. widens the scope.

What sells the figures ?, yes major factor ,first impressions very important ,art work on teh box
to help enhance the figures capability of maximising the products potentiall display status. Maybe you like me 20 years ago would travel many miles to stand just in art museum fascinated by inspiring militray classical paintings.

I only hope as you indicate ,this set presence on market not only almost(glad i remember there is something not made yet...) completes but fortify the crimean and colonial war ranges .
your comments appreciated.

Dear Hank

I said a while ago that as a very young child I used to play on cannons from Sevastopol. They were installed in a pagoda type building in a park. I assumed they were from China. Until I knew better I thought the Crimea was near China - a long bus ride away. I could never work out why a street should be named after a balaclava which was a headgear I wore under protest. A bit better informed now.

This site has the names of all who took part in the Light Brigade:

http://www.chargeofthelightbrigade.com/index.html

They are not all like this but a few entries have this detail:

Private James Audin – 1375, 13th Light Dragoons

Birth & early life
Born at Sowerby, Yorkshire, on the 27th of November 1829.
Enlistment
Enlisted at York on the 27th of November 1848.
Age: 19.
Height: 5’ 9”.
Trade: Labourer.
Features: Fresh complexion. Grey eyes. Brown hair.

most were farm labourers. 5 foot 9 inches was probably quite tall then.

Six O'Briens were in the Light Brigade.

Now I want to know the names of the French

David

Hi David, yes i think is pity so much detail never record but only officers name for some reason. most of French except one officer per squadron of arabique name. Two of these became power generals later after crimean war. Is a pity not many people outside their own country know teh bravery history of these
cavaliers.Maybe somewhere in casualty or pay record of Invalides or museum.