The Deployment Begins
A hatless Major Whynot watches the progress.
1st Brigade pooh pooh the terrain to their front
2nd Brigade split the formation around the scrub
Major Dundarse displays his Dundarse
Major Pea, Major Whitemoore and Ali Bongo
Major Whynot wearing the King's Liverpool headgear
The gap between the brigades
The Dervish swarm to the front of 2nd Brigade
1st Brigade also struggle against superior numbers
The Hadendowah Camels lurking
2nd brigade fight their way across the Donga
First Brigade stand their ground, maintaining the square
The fight across the Donga becomes fractious
The Midsomers advance around the scrub.
2nd brigade firing line outflanks the Dervish.
1st Brigade stands its ground in square... still...
The only Dervish unit to cross the Donga loses 7 men in
a single round to the fire of the Gurkhas.
But the fight at the Donga continues
Ali Bongo saves the 1st Brigade Square as the Camel Corps
dance away...
With the Dervish cavalry massing it seems that
the integrity of the square is in doubt.
Cavalry demonstrate against the front and side of the square
Major Pea poses beside the sailors
Major Stroker is photo bombed by an irate Dundarse
2nd Brigade cross the Donga and march off table in perfect order...
apart from the unit of Rajputs who broke...
1st Brigade defeat the Dervish only a short time later...
but it is later...
The Langbaughs advance in excellent order
Good looking game, and some very nice camel action
Fat old Major Sir Portly B`Stard of the
Queen's Own Minifigs
on table for the first time!
Captain Barkinge-Madly of the Artillery survives the campaign,
having fought in virtually every single engagement
Whitemoore at the head of his column
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