Sudan & East Africa
30 August 2011
Frank at LAF's "Desert Column"
If you are looking for inspiration to do the Sudan in the 1880′s look no further than Frank at the Lead Adventure Forum’s latest effort for some beautifully painted figures and wonderfully atmospheric photos…
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | 
Tags: 1881-1889, 28mm, British, Camel Corps, Colonial, Egyptian, Favourite Websites, Inspiration, Sudan, Victorian | 
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24 April 2011
Gerry from Castaway Arts deploys his Dervishes in Game 2.
I previously posted accounts of the 3 TSATF Colonial Games with images that we played at Auckland’s BattleCry 2011 Convention – As mentioned Gerry & Carolyn Webb of Castaway Arts were there and they also took photos of the games – so here’s an additional gallery of a selection of their photos of the games…
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 2011, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, BattleCry, British, Camel Corps, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gardner Gun, Gunboat, Mahdist, Paddle Steamer, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 1 Comment »
20 February 2011
Talahawiyeh steams down the Nile
Having successfully returned to their base (game 2) Valentine Baker Pasha’s forces weren’t able to rest – a delayed communiqué arrived advising a steamer was coming down the Nile to rendezvous with them at the village of al-Ġardaqaḧ as-Sūdān and it included more civilians! Baker Pasha would have to assemble another, reasonably strong column, and rapidly march the 2 days across the desert to the Nile, through the territory teeming with Dervishes, to reach the village in anticipation of the steamer’s arrival.
Game 3 – The Scenario
An Anglo-Egyptian column is marching to a Nile Fishing Village to rendezvous with an expected Paddle-Steamer Gunboat. The Gunboat has vital supplies (in this case civilians needing escort to a safe location as well as critical supplies of ammunition and such that have escaped the Mahdists in the South) so it’s essential the column reaches the village on the agreed day.
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Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 2011, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, BattleCry, British, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gardner Gun, Gunboat, Mahdist, Naval Brigade, Paddle Steamer, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 4 Comments »
19 February 2011
The Naval Brigade Gardner Gun redeploys to face the Camelry attack at the rear!
Following the disastrous battle of the expedition to locate the missing European Civilians (TSATF at BattleCry 2011 [1]), Baker Pasha and a handful of survivors had managed to evade the victorious Dervishes and rejoin the balance of the local Anglo-Egyptian forces. With the entire countryside now up in arms and no hope of a second attempt to locate the civilians Baker pulled his remaining force from its isolated position and immediately began a rapid withdrawal to their regional capital and barracks town, hotly pursued by the Dervish forces.
Game 2 – The Scenario
An Anglo-Egyptian column is withdrawing from hostile Dervish territory, closely pursued by enemy forces.
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 2011, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, BattleCry, British, Camel Corps, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Egyptian, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gardner Gun, Mahdist, Naval Brigade, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 6 Comments »
19 February 2011
Fuzzy-Wuzzys bound along a Wadi!
February regularly sees the BattleCry Convention in Auckland, one of the larger NZ Wargaming events that is usually well run and encompasses more than just miniatures gaming (i.e. board gaming, card gaming, LARPing, etc). This year Gerry & Carolyn Webb of Castaway Arts (from Cairns, Queensland, Australia) decided to attend with a trade stand and some TSATF (The Sword And The Flame) demo games – as I’m a big TSATF fan I organised with Gerry to help him with the games, and provide all the troops and terrain – thereby saving Gerry & Carolyn having to cart their own from across the Tasman! The games were run as Public Participation & Demonstration games; although the former is a fairly rare concept in New Zealand so not overly familiar to many local gamers. However general interest was high, Gerry & Carolyn got some reasonable interest in their Figures & TSATF Rulebooks, and the games attracted reasonable attention and we even had some brief participation by 1 or 2 people. The following is a summary and photos of the games played over the 2 days…
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 2011, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, BattleCry, British, Camel Corps, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Egyptian, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gardner Gun, Mahdist, Naval Brigade, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 8 Comments »
1 February 2011
Dervish Ansari emerge from an Oasis...
The Sword And The Flame 20th Anniversary Edition
Gerry Webb of Castaway Arts (in Australia) will be at the BattleCry 2011 Convention, here in Auckland on the 19-20 February, with his ranges of Figures and running some The Sword And The Flame participation demonstration games. And I’ll there with Gerry giving him a hand with the games. If you are in Auckland that weekend and interested in Colonials, or just Wargaming in general, pop along for a look at Auckland’s largest regular annual convention (expected to have over 300 gamers participating) at the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama – full details are at the BattleCry website.
Posted in Round The Bazaars, Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 2011, BattleCry, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Mahdist, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 2 Comments »
31 January 2011
Bazingers emerge from the town - Photo by Frank & Björn from LAF
If anyone ever needed inspiration to game the Sudan, most especially with the Perry’s range of figures then this is it – Frank & Björn have absolutely set an amazing benchmark for figure painting & terrain – the image here is but a low resolution version of just one of the many images. Make sure you check out their stunning (and ongoing) thread at the Lead Adventure Forum – there are images on every page of the thread and new images periodically added…
If you haven’t seen this thread previously it’s well worth a look, it may leave you breathless…
Posted in Round The Bazaars, Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 28mm, AAR, Colonial, Convention, Dervish, Egyptian, Favourite Websites, Inspiration, Mahdist, Sudan, Victorian | No Comments »
4 June 2010
Sikh Bengal Lancers
As my colonial forces expand to cover the NWF (North West Frontier) now the Sudan and Zulu Wars are well catered for I have endeavoured to make some units ‘multi-use’ (i.e. suitable for more than 1 campaign/theatre if possible). As such I am constructing 2 Squadrons (or TSATF ‘units’) of Bengal Lancers, one Sikh and one Muslim. Here are some photos of the completed figures so far, based, and just waiting for lance pennants and suitable texturing of their bases…
The Sikh unit consists of Perry Miniatures figures from their Sudan range, except for the Bugler – who has been converted from a Castaway Arts Muslim Bengal Lancer figure by modifying the top of his turban. The figures are not yet finished, as in addition to the pennants and base modelling they still require varnishing and then a matt coat to remove any sheen or gloss…
Posted in North West Frontier, Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1876-1880, 1881-1889, 28mm, Afghanistan, British, Colonial, Figures, Indian, North-West Frontier, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 2 Comments »
20 December 2009
Dervish Infantry at the Watering Hole
It is early 1884 and the Mahdist Rebellion is reaching it’s peak – Gordon is isolated in Khartoum, and the rebellion has steadily spreads north towards the Egyptian frontier. As the debate about any relief expedition to go to Gordon’s aid is being discussed, news comes that a large number of European, Greek, and Egyptian Civilians, along with a small British Hospital Corps detachment, have been cut off in the town of Old Dongola; and the local Egyptian Commander has only a small force of Bashi-Bazouk Irregulars, supplemented by whatever Civilians that can fight, to try and defend the town (who’s defences are in a poor state due to official Khedival policy of not maintaining any permanent fortifications in the Sudan, the town having the partial remnants of a wall, supplemented by zeribas and improvised barricades)…
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 28mm, AAR, Bashi-Bazouk, British, Camel Corps, Colonial, Dervish, Egyptian, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Mahdist, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | No Comments »
20 September 2009
Amir Raslan
As Sir Henry’s Column advanced South towards Akasha, he received word of a large Dervish Force from ostensibly friendly locals (but more likely disgruntled Mahdists with a score to settle against the Mahdist force’s commander). As this force was reported a few miles inland from the Nile, at a minor watering hole, Sir Henry felt obliged to turn and approach the Mahdist forces – he could ignore them, being but a day and half’s march from the town of Akasha, but that would allow them to remain behind him on his Lines of Communication, and potentially block reinforcements from reaching him. As a result he turned inland, and his plucky column headed into the desert…
After the previous battle at Alam Halfa and the subsequent march South Sir Henry’s Anglo Egyptian Force struggled due to the small Hospital Corps attachment assigned to it – the medical staff were hard pressed to take care of the wounded, and there had been some fatalities from wounds as a result.
Posted in AWC Fire & Sword, Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 28mm, AAR, British, Campaign, Colonial, Dervish, Egyptian, Field Guns, Fire & Sword, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Gatling Gun, Mahdist, Naval Brigade, Sudan, TSATF, Victorian | 1 Comment »
2 September 2009
Sudanese Infantry...
The Anglo-Egyptians luck runs out – the revolt has spread into Western Sudan; Darfur & Kordofan are aflame with Mahdist support and Dara immediately falls to the rapidly growing Dervish Army in Darfur. Even worse El Fasher falls immediately after with the loss of it’s garrison. In Kordofan the expedition heading for El Obeid (2nd Company, XIIth Sudanese Battalion; and 1st Section, B Egyptian Artillery Battery) somehow survive the sudden onslaught, and are not perhaps fully aware of their precarious position.
However the good news is El Obeid does not get taken by surprise, which would have been a major coup for the Dervishes – thanks to the weak numbers of Dervish followers in Kordofan no doubt – and as El Obeid has 4 turns of Supplies on hand things are not critical immediately. Furthermore, El Obeid’s resistance (luckily) gives the XIIth Sudanese expedition above a safe haven to make for.
Posted in AWC Fire & Sword, Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 28mm, British, Campaign, Colonial, Dervish, Egyptian, Fire & Sword, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, Mahdist, Sudan, Victorian | 2 Comments »
30 May 2009
Sudanese Infantry & Battalion Commander
A Sudanese Infantry Company (the 1st as you can tell by the Blue Company Flag) – they mostly wear blue uniforms as per the Egyptian winter uniform (or perhaps they are from the XIIth Sudanese who wore a ‘Gendarme’ blue uniform). The Company NCO is in charge of the standard and there is an Egyptian Lieutenant or Captain (or Agha), while the Company Bugler is in somewhat non-regulation dress (he’s actually been requisitioned from the Perry’s Bazinger command pack). The Sudanese Infantry Battalion HQ features a mounted Egyptian Colonel (or Bey); a Veteran Sudanese NCO (or perhaps a trusted irregular scout – with Revolver & Sword and a non-regulation uniform – he’s actually a Perry’s Bazinger figure), an Egyptian Ensign with the Battalion Standard, and the Battalion Musician (another Egyptian, this time a Drummer), the latter two wear Sudan manufactured Brown (or perhaps dark khaki) uniform.
Posted in Sudan & East Africa | Tags: 1881-1889, 28mm, Colonial, Egyptian, Field Guns, Figures, Sudan, Sudanese, TSATF, Victorian | No Comments »
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