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Gansu Brave, 1895.
"China and the Allies" describes the Gansu Braves as wearing "white clothes and pointed blue caps" during the Boxer Rebellion. The uniform is (mostly) based off a contemporary Chinese print, though I added a different hat and identification disc.
Here is an old piece I did a while ago of some kind of Confederate soldier. It's not the best, but better to put it out into the wild instead of letting it rot in the depths of my hard drive.
This opium ain't shi-
(Apologies to whatever artist the AI decided to pillage and pilfer.)
"I cooka da pizza!"
The Italian Bersaglieri was (and is!) a celebrated unit of sharpshooters in the Italian Army. Noted for the distinctive grouse feather on their helmet, the Bersaglieri even today continue one of Italy's proudest martial traditions.
A horny member of Nie Shicheng's Tenacious Army, 1895.
These long trumpets, known as "喇叭," were used to relay orders and intimidate the enemy. They are still used today in Sunan Chuida music and at funerals.