by madguru | Sep 16, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Fellow Gamers, Other
Preparations continue for the presentation — hopefully — of my Charasiab game at the approaching COLONIAL BARRACKS V convention in Metarie, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans, on the weekend of this coming November 6th-8th. I don’t know yet...
by madguru | Sep 1, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Terrain Building
It’s been a momentous couple of weeks here at the Maiwand Day household, starting with my youngest child’s Bat Mitzvah (ceremony and celebration for reaching the age of maturity and responsability in the Jewish religion), then the Unveiling of my...
by madguru | Jul 28, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, British Army, Miniature Figures
July 27th snuck up on me this year.July 27th is Maiwand Day, the anniversary of the Second Afghan War Battle at which a small Anglo-Indian army was defeated and forced to route in the face of a far larger Afghan army. This blog began in connection with me...
by madguru | Jun 20, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Terrain Building
Well, I’m close to being done with my Charasiab terrain layout, very close. It’s been a long time coming, having worked on all the elements of this set-up for more than 3 years now (?!?!?!), and of course the highlight is the trio of villages, each...
by madguru | Jan 26, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, History, Scenarios & Army Lists
For some time now I’ve been researching the make-up of the forces General Roberts commanded at the Battle of Charasiab. There are many secondary sources which list these forces and they are largely consistent but like much else from the Second Afghan War,...
by madguru | Jan 2, 2015 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Anglo-Indian Army, British Army, History
While Googling around for some Battle of Charasiab-related info — probably connected to the 14th and 12th Bengal Cavalry — I happened across a collection of period photos from the Second Afghan War, several of which I’ve never seen before, available...
