I have been gaming colonial games since the early 1980's with THE SWORD AND THE FLAME rules sets in both 15mm and 25/28mm with out changing the game scale,...
I thought I'd up loaded a note on this, and drums and pipers tartans but it may have been deleted it was so long ago. Anyway, here's the bugle bit: "Simple...
... Boers. Various Zulu War lines will have Boers. The only difference from 1st to 2nd Boer War is in the second the Commandos all had magazine fed Mauser...
Hi, Peter. At least you are doing something to help, that is within your capabilities to help. Too many just do not care until evil comes knocking on their...
How does this tie in with wargaming? Glad you asked. In all seriousness, there was a person I met who directed a not-for-profit and just didn't do so very...
Similar but not exactly the same. The uniform is very dark blue for the
Senegalese ( dark blue sky for the Algerian). The model of the fez is quite
different,...
I will also check my book I was presented with, from Senegal. Tom Dye GFI In a message dated 5/4/2009 11:49:39 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, djcpeyrot@......
Greetings! I'm getting into the Cape again these days, and as such I'm prepping to put together some Xhosa vs British games. I find I'm thinking about Xhosa...
Depends on the period as the photos I have (from Senegal) show them repleat with fancy embrodery on the vests. (ie: VERY Zouave looking!) Tom Dye GFI In a...
Danny, Looking back, I don't think anyone has addressed unit size. Basically, infantry comes in 20 figure units. These are platoons, if they are British,...
Yes, the Senegalese were different from the Algerians. the Red Shadow site has a few good prints. I don't remember if Algerians accompanied the Legion to...
Mark, I'm not sure which rules you are using. It is not shooting from the prone position that is the problem with muzzle loaders it is loading, which relies on...
Per Colonial Armies in Africa, 1850-1918 by Peter Abbott, (pg 104) : "The Tirailleurs Senegalais continued to wear their Zouave-pattern uniform (figure 95),...
Hi, Mark. What time frame are you looking at doing? (There were 9 major clashes involving Xhosa (or Kaffirs as the British called them). (Am thinking 1877-79?)...
I am reading in Featherstone's book where these guys were pretty darned vicious! They would rush a wounded soldier and drag him off just to torture him!...
Alan, some awesome suggestions here! Thanks so much! I'm using the Sword and the Flame, and I think some of these suggestions will work wonderfully. Having...
Thanks Tom! I'm looking at the 1840's and 1870's wars mostly... War of the Ax, 9th Frontier War, that sort of time. And yes, they were very nasty to their...
They are indeed 28s... I bought a stack of old Cannon Fodder Xhosa, the molds for which are now owned by "Blaze Away Miniatures" out of Australia. The owner,...
... Danny - also IMHO don't get too hung up on the unit designations either... TSATF seems to be structured at around 1:9 to 1:10 scale for British & Imperial...
Tom, thanks. It was actually that link that led me to ask the question. Douglas Porch also talks about them in his book, but he gives no descriptions of any...
Minifigs has 4 packs of "Hosa" in their 15mm Colonial range. They are dressed as per the description of the Xhosa and come either with spear and shield or with...
How did the presale on teh 15mm Rough riders go? ... From: dye4minis@... To: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 5 May 2009 11:52 am Subject: Re:...
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