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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Prof.Witchheimer on 12 October 2009, 11:08:04 PM

Title: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 12 October 2009, 11:08:04 PM

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Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Hammers on 13 October 2009, 01:00:28 AM

Guess who got my vote... :)

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Admiral Benbow on 13 October 2009, 11:00:08 AM

Another very nice presentation ...

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 13 October 2009, 12:44:27 PM

Wow! What a story  :o

Thanks for posting Prof  :)

cheers

James

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Grimm on 14 October 2009, 07:51:13 PM

oh I never thought that there where Scandinavien in the Boer war !!?!
cool now you wake my interest in the boer conflict .
Oh I see a new range of figures for my collection ,what figures do you use ?

one last thing to say nice report !

good work
Grimm

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Hammers on 16 October 2009, 01:57:13 PM

Quote from: Grimm on 14 October 2009, 07:51:13 PM

oh I never thought that there where Scandinavien in the Boer war !!?!
cool now you wake my interest in the boer conflict .

You better believe it. Quite a few Germans to.

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Grimm on 16 October 2009, 07:37:46 PM

Hammers wich book I have to read about the Boer war ?

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Helen on 17 October 2009, 03:28:10 AM

This story won my vote, but I must say that they are all good stories. Well done to all who entered.

Helen

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Thunderchicken on 17 October 2009, 01:42:31 PM

Every day is a school day for me on this forum. Well educated and entertained at the same time, bargain! Well done!   

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Hammers on 19 October 2009, 06:29:20 PM

Quote from: Grimm on 16 October 2009, 07:37:46 PM

Hammers wich book I have to read about the Boer war ?

Sorry, not my area of expertise. The only book I have read about it is that one by Churchill (My Youth?) but it says little about the foe, just his own overrated self *ducks* :)

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: commissarmoody on 19 October 2009, 08:06:24 PM

WOW! that is really interesting, I need to start reading the colonial tales section. :o

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: traveller on 20 October 2009, 04:45:31 PM

Many thanks for all your comments!

I really enjoyed this contest!

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: warrenpeace on 17 November 2009, 10:53:04 PM

Grimm, "The Boer War" by (Sir?) Thomas Pakenham is one of the best military history books I have ever read.  The author is the same guy who wrote "The Scramble for Africa."

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: General Roos on 17 November 2009, 11:03:38 PM

Interesting. I had no idea my countrymen fought for the Boers.

The flags on the photo is the old "union flags". 

Thanks Witchheimer!!!  :)

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: Hammers on 18 November 2009, 10:04:55 AM

Yes, it is a pretty interesting story, isn't? Although a rather foolish undertaking, from today's perspective.
There are a few stories like this about Swedish adventurers taking part in wars all over. It is for example pretty interesting to read about the Swedish Persian Gendarmerie (http://hhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Central_Government_Gendarmerie) was involved in the campaigns in Persia during WWI and after.

And then there is of course the notorious von Rosen family of fliers...

Title: Re: The Colonial Tales - The Heroes of Magersfontein (traveller)
Post by: argsilverson on 18 November 2009, 10:57:07 AM

don't forget to mention:

the anglo-danish horse fought in WW1 in east africa.
don't take my word for that, it is written in Karen Blixen's "Out of Africa"