With their dashing; brightly coloured uniforms the zouave light infantry regiments were involved in all major American Civil War battles. There were several renowned zouave regiments in Union service such the 14th Brooklyn; Fire Zouaves and Duryée's Zouaves.
Fighting on horseback and armed with pistol; sabre and carbine; the role of cavalry during the civil war was more as mounted infantry; reconnaissance and patrol units rather than the shock cavalry of previous eras. Skirmishers were an important element of armies of both sides; providing skirmish screens for main units and harrying enemy flanks.
This plastic set provides enough models to field a complete Union brigade comprising one zouaves regiment of 100 men; a regiment of cavalry; a regiment of dismounted cavalry and a regiment of skirmishers.
Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
