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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Eric the Shed on 27 March 2019, 06:23:09 PM

Title: Battle of Khambula - The 140th Anniversary today !
Post by: Eric the Shed on 27 March 2019, 06:23:09 PM

This friday is the 140th anniversary of the battle of Khambula in the Anglo Zulu War. The honour those that fought we recreated this engagement in the shed on Friday night using the Black powder ruleset

A full write up is on the blog
http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2019/03/battle-of-khambula.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2019/03/battle-of-khambula.html)

plus lots of pictures

(https://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Khambula/DSC_1142%202_zpsqjaonn4y.jpg)

(https://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Khambula/DSC_1154%203_zpsniyrftp9.jpg)

(https://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Khambula/DSC_1159_zpssvcdnf3f.jpg)

(https://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Khambula/DSC_1163_zpsgqxkmizq.jpg)

thanks for looking

Title: Re: Battle of Khambula
Post by: Mike1879 on 27 March 2019, 06:49:40 PM

Brilliant Eric !!! Great pictures

Title: Re: Battle of Khambula
Post by: FifteensAway on 28 March 2019, 01:18:08 AM

Well done.  Though Khambula was probably the battle that turned me away from the Zulu War - I decided the war was little more than mass murder, Islandwhana notwithstanding.  But man, it sure is cool to look at, especially the 24th - though I don't recall that the 24th was there (?). 

Title: Re: Battle of Khambula - The 140th Anniversary today !
Post by: Eric the Shed on 28 March 2019, 06:27:35 PM

Thank you guys - the comments are appreciated

Quote from: FifteensAway on 28 March 2019, 01:18:08 AM

- I decided the war was little more than mass murder,

- totally agree by today's standards. Everytime we play these games my admiration for the Zulus grows.