Saturday 29 April 2017

The Navy Lark

BIG BATTLE SATURDAY THE SUDAN
Scenario

The Egyptians are under attack from a strong Madhist force but relief is on the way.  Players rolled up one commander each.  The fuzzy Wuzzys are well led but the River arabs arre led by a cad.  Captain HawHaw RN commands a Gun Boat with barge carrying a naval landing force.  He is the sadist type that still would have flogging. Lieutenant Atkins a young able commander leads the British Desert Column.  The gunboat drives off the opposing dhows and lands.  The Desert Column  gets ambushed, losing their artillery then gets pinned down by fire from the rocks.

Navy storms ashore

Egyptians are relieved

These six Egyptians held off 60 tribal warriors

Egytians commander on his camel

Fuzzy wuzzy camels



View from the Nile

Sudanese in close order

It was a simple scenario but a great battle won clearly by Lord HawHaw, big Livy who really got into the part even twirling his moustache.  The navy was unstoppable!