Zulu Wars 24th of Foot Epaulette Badge
East-West shanks. 33mm wide, 23.5mm high.
Manufactured mostly for the use of re-enactors.
In 1879 both battalions took part in the Anglo-Zulu War, begun after a British invasion of Zululand, ruled by Cetshwayo. The 24th Regiment of Foot took part in the crossing of the Buffalo River on 11 January, entering Zululand. The first engagement (and the most disastrous for the British) came at Isandlwana.
