Boxer rebellion (pic heavy)

[voltan]

some more pictures from the same poster;
 again labelled as they were found

Boxer rebelion

Taku forts, strongholds of the I Ho Chuan (Fists of Righteous Harmony, ie,
the Boxers), 1900

Battery of 5th US Artillery on the road to Beijing, August 1900

150mm breech loaders captured from the Chinese, 1900.


First balkans war

The First Balkan War, 1912-13 involved the Balkan League (consisting of
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia) taking on the Ottoman Empire (Turkey, the Sick
Man of Europe).  The League won but Bulgaria fell out with its allies and the
Second Balkan War began about a month after the first one ended.

The picture shows Serbian machine gunners near Adrianople, 1912

Bulgarian position overlooking mountain road, 1912

Bulgarian defenders of Stara Zagora in the snow, 1912


Siege of sidney street

The Siege of Sidney Street took place in London in 1911 when a gang of armed
Latvian burglars led by Peter the Painter got cornered by the police,
assisted by the Scots Guards, some artillery and Winston Churchill.

Three policemen were killed and two wounded, two of the gang burned to death
at the end of the siege and Churchill's top hat got a bullet hole in it.

The Siege ended when the house the burglars were in caught fire and two of
the gang were burned to death.  Various people were arrested but nobody did
time.  Peter the Painter himself was never caught.  One of the other people
apparently ended up as deputy head of the Cheka.

The picture shows Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary having a peek at the siege (with
some scallywag above his head).

Members of the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards aiding the civil power (at
Churchill's behest)

The Scots Guards strategically positioned at what looks like a pub at the
corner of Sidney Street

Artillery brought up but not used.

[former user]

nice pics

what's that have to do with the boxer rebellion?

[voltan]

they were all posted in one lot and I'm too tired to seperate it all 

[former user]

OK, no problem

thought there might be some link intended

[Chairface]

they were all posted in one lot and I'm too tired to seperate it all 

Glad you did! Fantastic to see young Churchill in action. If anyone in the sculpting community ever wanted to do a series of Churchill minis, from his army days to his Boer Was escapades to the stages of his political career, they would have my money.  

Chairface- I see your point. Apologies, it was Friday and I was already in "weekend mode" i.e. leave work, turn off brain.

Please, no appologies needed. I have a dry sense of humour and it dosn't always transfer to print. I guess I need to use more emoticons. Or quotation marks.   

[Galman]

Great pics and thinks for sharing.  Im big into the Boxer Rebellion!  Being a US Marine I love the history and everything about it.  Great pics of Mr. Churchill, the man was the standard that was to be reached!

[gamer Mac]

Great pictures thanks for posting them.

I can't believe that the roughty toughty Scots guards had to bring cushions with them so they didn’t hurt their knees or dirty their uniforms

[Gluteus Maximus]

I can't believe that the roughty toughty Scots guards had to bring cushions with them so they didn’t hurt their knees or dirty their uniforms

 

Well, they were hoity-toity Guardsmen and not proper soldiers after all  

Interesting to see that appear to have been [at least] two Police forces present at Sidney Street. One wearing "combed" helmets and the other the more usual "pointy" ones. Also some in basic greatcoats and others with capes added.

The siege might make the basis of a good scenario for VSF/alternate history Victorian game 

[Aaron]

Funny, the first thing that ran through my mind was "Wow, they are on bases!". 

[fastolfrus]

Funny, the first thing that ran through my mind was "Wow, they are on bases!". 

That makes at least two of us - my other thought was "at least its square bases not round slotta bases", (but these are good old HM Queen Victoria empire not GW evil empire :~})

[Plynkes]

KGV, not Queen Vic.

[fastolfrus]

thx for sharing this interesting pictorial record

may I offer our wargame "interpretation" of the event:
http://www.ths-wargames.de/index2.htm

"Peking 1900" in the gallery, I'm afraid there is no direct link

for those who do not know it yet

Very inspirational, I should really send an email to ask for advice/construction details (or perhaps just some building plans), but I haven't got quite that far yet.

[Thunderchicken]

Interesting to see that appear to have been [at least] two Police forces present at Sidney Street. One wearing "combed" helmets and the other the more usual "pointy" ones. Also some in basic greatcoats and others with capes added.

Looks like there's City of London and Metropolitan police there, that explains the different uniforms. The City of London chaps have the capes and centurion style helmets. Does anyone know if there's 28mm police with capes on the market? Could do with some.

Thanks for sharing the pics Voltan. 

[Gluteus Maximus]

Looks like there's City of London and Metropolitan police there, that explains the different uniforms. The City of London chaps have the capes and centurion style helmets. Does anyone know if there's 28mm police with capes on the market? Could do with some.

Thanks for sharing the pics Voltan. 

Did they have the Met in those days? I's always assumed they were a product of the formation of the artificial urban counties back in the 70's.

I'm almost certainly wrong, though 

The bobbies in capes could be fairly easily converted from Westwind etc, with a bit of greenstuff. The wool would be pretty thick so no need for lots of little finicky creases.

[Thunderchicken]

The bobbies in capes could be fairly easily converted from Westwind etc, with a bit of greenstuff. The wool would be pretty thick so no need for lots of little finicky creases.

Good idea! Any volunteers? I'm crap 

The Met was formed in 1829, trust me I had a belly full of it at Hendon!