I've put the AAR in the file Okaharui_HISTORICON2008_AAR.doc. It's easier to read there than in my Post (the post did weird things to the formatting). Roy...
His name was Justin Bombard and he was only 9 years old, but by the time the game was over the Herero players would fear his name. The game was the second of...
... True - for example the various colors of the Lanterns. These ladies would bring the lanterns and perform all sorts of rituals to hex the enemy or drive...
Ha ha - that is excellent! I am glad he got more figures. Reminds me of my first time playing Aerodrome - I was doing really well (2 kills and shot down once...
Yeah, we've got a kid like that at the local games store. He's now 13 but is small, so only looks about 9 or 10. He went with the store to a GW Tournament and...
If anyone is interested I have the following 54mm AIP for sale: Mounted Arab Warriors (#5487) x2 Arab Warriors (#5443) x2 French Foreign Legion (#5418) x1 ...
Hello All, I'm currently reading Cpt. H.L. Nevill's excellent book "Campaigns on the North West Frontier", and have been happy to find so much detail regarding...
I don't know about gatlings but by 1897 each regiment would have a 2 gun maxim detachment crewed by regimental members. The 2 maxims per battalion/regiment...
I hope people do not mind if I ask general historical questions about the Boxer uprising here. Personally, I love it when others do this, particularly for some...
All, I am anxious to sell these, so I have decided to drop teh rpice to make the collection irresistable! The collection again, consists of the following - The...
Just guessing, but the 'armoured' train was probably protected with piles of sleepers & improvised sandbags - you can burn sleepers & indeed any timber, (the...
Hello Mark, thanks for the prompt reply! That's exactly the kind of information I needed, and makes sense of why Nevill does not include the maxims in amongst...
Well, Historicon is now behind us, I hope you all had as much fun as I did! I am almost caught back up on my sleep! Now it is time to turn our thoughts towards...
Based upon earlier units my guess would be that they were crewed by "volunteers" from the infantry units involved. _____ From: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com...
Dennis Bishop
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Aug 2, 2008 9:34 pm
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Hey gang After a long quest I'm finally getting my British artillery sorted out with limbers. I'm using the RAFM ACW limbers and the RAFM Mountie in pith...
Had a fairly colonial themed H'con. Got myself a copy of "The Campaign in Tirah 1897-98" from George Nafziger. A friend spotted a pair of Foundry Indian...
While nattering on about things Colonial I bought or did at Historicon last night, I forgot to mention the whole reason I started the email; a new company! ...
Hi folks, I played in the Herero game the day before run by Roy. He did a great job on the research and running the game. Even though I was slaughtered to the...
James, I must have just missed you at the con. I was looking forward to meeting some of the CW folks I haven't yet met. Pontoonier Miniatures also have a unit...
All this talk of Boxers, have you folks seen Castaway Arts new Boxer figs. Very nice indeed! I picked up 40 figs to get myself started. The line starts with 3...
Thanks for the kind words, James. I used to run games for the kids (and teach painting) when there was a seperate kids room but I've found it is generally...
Hi Dennis, thanks, that makes a lot of sense, and at least means that I don't have to invest in a whole load of extra limbers, horse teams etc! I'll just slip...
... I can't say about British practice, but part of the gun crews in the US (and CS) Army rode the caissons, as only two would fit on the gun limber. RWM...
Re carrying of Colours, a quote from "St.George and the Chinese Dragon", by Lt.Col Vaughan, CO 7th Rajputs (the first one's into the Legations via the drains),...
I ran a couple of sessions of 'Something Has Gone Horribly Wrong With The Safari' in the New Holland room and there was always gaming on when I was in there. ...
Hello Mark, thanks for the prompt reply! That's exactly the kind of information I needed, and makes sense of why Nevill does not include the maxims in amongst...
... Hi to quote the Army Book of the British Empire 1893 again (hopefully just right for your period of interest, it has these bits of information: "some...
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