The Norman Conquest 1066

The original Hinton hunt catalogue states:

We have recently celebrated the 900th Anniversary of one of the greatest events in English history - the Norman Conquest of 1066 - and Hinton Hunt Figures have commemorated this with a comprehensive range of English and Normans.

Both armies can be divided into two distinct groups. The Normans consisted of armoured and mounted knights and men-at-arms who were the elite of the Norman force, the remainder were archers on foot and mainly unarmoured.

The English elite were the Royal Bodyguard who wore armour like the Normans but, in common with all English troops, fought on foot only. Then there was the Fyrd or Militia who in the main were unarmoured and were less skilful and disciplined than the magnificent Houscarls.

Crimean War British Infantry

The range contained fifteen British infantry figures, two officers and three privates each for line infantry, Coldstream Guards and 93rd Sutherland Highlanders.

The original catalogue description states:

British Infantry in Albert Shako and full dress marching order

Coldstream Guards in bearskins, tail coats with epaulettes, full dress marching order

93rd Sutherland Highlanders (The Thin Red Line) in feather bonnets and kilts with sporrans

Crimean War Imperial Russian Infantry

There are eight Russian infantry figures in the range, five (including the two officers) in helmets, and three privates in caps.

The catalogue describes them in this way:

in spiked helmet and long great-coats (codes RC 1-7)
in soft caps and long great-coats (codes RC 14-17)

Egypt and Sudan Campaigns 1882-1885

There were three troop types in this sub-range: uniform descriptions from the original catalogue are given below:

Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment in pith helmets, serge tunics, kilts and sporrans

Egyptian Infantry in fez, white tunic, trousers and gaiters

"Fuzzy-Wuzzy" Sudanese tribesmen in loin cloths, cross guarded swords and circular shields

Union Gun Team

The original catalogue description states:

In Union pattern flat-topped kepis & braided jackets & trousers

Confederate Gun Team

The original catalogue descriptions states:

In Confederate pattern deep-crowned kepis, grey jackets and trousers

Sweden

The original catalogue description states:

Sweden played a significant part in the Napoleonic Wars, giving a good account of themselves under the leadership of Bernadotte, whom the French regarded as a truncoat!

Wurttemberg

The origional catalogue description states:

in crested helmets, short coatees, breeches and gaiters

French Early Napoleonic 1798/1806

The original catalogue description states:

French fusiliers in bicornes worn "fore and aft", coat, breeches and gaiters.

French Infantry of the Line 1807-12

The original catalogue description states:

in long tailed coats, waistcoats, knee breeches and tall gaiters

Grenadiers - in plumed bearskins
Fusiliers - in corded shakos with pom-poms
Voltigeurs - in plumed shakos

Horse Artillery of the Guard

The original catalogue description states:

in busbies wearing their fur trimmed Hussar style pelisses, and button trimmed trousers.

Engineers of the Guard 1810/15

The original catalogue description states:

in high crested and plumed helmets, long tailed coats, breeches and gaiters.

Foot Artillery of the Guard 1808/1815

The original catalogue description states:

in bearskins, long tailed coats, breeches and long gaiters, with muskets slung

Dragoons of the Line 1807/122

The original catalogue description stated:

dragoons, serving on foot (used by Napoleon as mounted infantry)

Austro-Hungarian Empire 1809-15

The original catalogue description states:

Austrian Infantry
Musketeers (in shakos)
Grenadiers (in bearskins)

Hungarian Infantry
Hungarian Musketeers (in shakos)
Hungarian Grenadiers (in bearskins)

Tirolean Jagers 1807-15
Riflemen in broad-brimmed hats, turned up at the side

Austrian Artillery
Gunners wearing bicorne hats, rolled greatcoats slung on their backs and jackboots.

Prussia 1810/15

The original catalogue description states:

Prussian Garde Grenadiers (in plumed shakos and jack-boots)

Prussian Landwehr Infantry 1813/15 (Territorial Combat Reserve Troops)

Prussian Jagers (Jackbooted Riflemen)

Portugal 1812-15

The original catalogue description states:

Portuguese Infantry of the Line 1812-15

The Portuguese Infantry of the line were excellent and gave fine support to their British allies. They wore "stove pipe shakos", and medium blue coatees and breeches.

Portugues Cacadores (Riflemen)

Equipped and trained like the British Rifle Regiments, the Cacadores were Portugal's crack troops uniformed in shakos and rust brown coatees and breeches.

Spain 1812-15

The original catalogue descriptions states:

Spanish Infantry of the Line 1812-15

The Spanish Infantry uniformed rather in the style of the British wore the "stove pipe shako", a dark blue coatee with sky-blue trousers.

Spanish Guerillas

The Guerillas were undoubtedly Spain's most potent weapon against the French, making communications costly and difficult and harrying the enemy at all times.

The Netherlands 1814-15

The original catalogue description states:

The Dutch-Belgian contingent made up the second largest part of Wellington's Army during the Waterloo campaign and did much good fighting and with the troops of Nassau they held Quatre-Bras giving time for the British to come up. The Dutch Belgian Infantry wore blue uniforms of British style with Waterloo shakos.

Nassau 1810-15

The original catalogue description states:

Tough and very professional soldiers the Nassau Infantry made a colourful spectacle in their green uniforms trimmed in yellow and in Hussar-like fur busbies.

The troops of Nassau fought against Britain in the Peninsular War but were useful allies to the British cause in the Waterloo campaign where they played a vital role.