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This set, from the Britains Far West series, represents the US 10th. Cavalry Regiment, conformed in its totality by "black" men, better known as "Buffalo Soldiers".
The set is conformed by six mounted figures (one of them is flagbearer) in different action position.
... On June 28, 1866, an Act of Congress authorized the creation of six regiments of Black troops, two of cavalry and four of infantry. These troops went on to play a major role in the history of the West, as the "Buffalo Soldiers." The 10th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas under command of Colonel Benjamin Grierson ...
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