Fig 1. Royal Navy, Sailor in blue uniform and straw sennet hat, 1884-85 Fig 2. Cameron Highlanders, 1898 Fig 3. Grenadier Guards, 1898 Fig 4. Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1884-85. This shows the grey uniform that was issued to most troopss in the Desert Column. The helmet was not always covered. If not, it was usually dyed light brown or khaki. Fig 5. Royal Artillery, 1898 Fig 6. Guard Camel Corps, 1884-85 Fig 7. 21st Lancer, 1898 The Battle of Ginnis Prelude 1895 The Battle: December 30, 1895 The Aftermath of Battle The British Army Uniform Plate Jumbo Map Back to Table of Contents -- Savage and Soldier Sudan Special Issue Back to Savage and Soldier List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2004 by Milton Soong. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com