Btw if you're looking for a better british infantry model line that more accurately fits to the time period of Jules Verne would've suggested some of his philosophy, especially on totalitarianism and the fast speed of science, Team Miniatures has an entire platoon for second boer war khaki drill soldiers, including a scot.

https://www.themilitaryworkshop.com/Team-Miniatures-BOER6010-British-Infantry-Covering-Head-Wound