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...
by madguru | Dec 24, 2014 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Flags, History
A couple of weeks ago while Googling for images of 19th Century Afghan bridges (well, everyone has their own idea of fun!) I stumbled across a somewhat amazing discovery: an October 2001 article from Boston Univesity’s “Bridge” newspaper, about a...
by madguru | Dec 11, 2014 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention, Terrain Building
Well I’m not done with my Charasiab lay-out just yet, but… I’m happy to report I am a bit closer to it!Finished up gluing down and painting the ground-cover on the Kabul River terrain board. Before moving on to paint the river itself to match...
by madguru | Nov 18, 2014 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Rivers, Terrain Building
Many of you will be familiar with the Kipling poem “Ford o’ Kabul River”. I’ve been a Kipling fan since I was a boy, so despite the fact that the tragic river-crossing which befell the 10th Hussars on March 31, 1879, cost the lives of 19...
by madguru | May 7, 2014 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
Though my wargaming buddy Nick Stern and I could not manage to meet across a tabletop on Camerone Day 151 (the way we had the two previous years), Nick did manage to play a commemorative game — lucky devil that he is — and was kind enough to send me some...
