Battle of Kousseri 4/22/1900

[marco55]

Yes they are on the digital versions. You can get them from Wargame Vault.  They are Courier 87,88,89.They are $3 each.  https://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?keywords=courier+87++&x=19&y=20&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=
Mark

[marco55]

https://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?keywords=courier+88++&x=15&y=21&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=

https://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?keywords=courier+89++&x=22&y=17&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=
Mark

[italwars]

Thanks Marco I already have the that series of the courrier purchased years ago from the very missed Magweb archive but they are in B&W and without plates ..in which exact issue i could find those plates 87,88 or 89? I need only the plates
Thanks

[marco55]

87 and 88.They are on the back cover.
Mark

[italwars]

Many thanks...and just last thing:
A) even if i purchase the Digital version i ll get the back cover and in color?
B) which of those two issues includes the rabah warriors uniforms.? ( already have all what i need for the French)
Your kindness , and above all patience, Will be rewarded 
During those coming X Mas  holidays ill translate for you a detailed summary or the Battle of kousseri plus maps from good out of print French sources including scanning Battle maps that i ve in my library

[marco55]

Many thanks...and just last thing:
A) even if i purchase the Digital version i ll get the back cover and in color?
B) which of those two issues includes the rabah warriors uniforms.? ( already have all what i need for the French)
Your kindness , and above all patience, Will be rewarded 
During those coming X Mas  holidays ill translate for you a detailed summary or the Battle of kousseri plus maps from good out of print French sources including scanning Battle maps that i ve in my library

1.Yes you will get it in color.
2.# 87 has Rabih's warriors
3.Thank you so much if you can do that. I would really appreciate it.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Mark

[ecwcaptain]

I'd be very interested in the translations and maps as well, so please keep me in mind once finished.

[italwars]

thanks Marco best whishes also for you..
yes of course ill do.....i'll summerise,  pick up the most important data and infos and post here together with the battle maps that i ll find..one of my main sources is "Histoire Militaire de L'Afrique Equatoriale Francaise" published in 1931 ..an enormous volume..relating in detail every battle up to patrol skirmishes in which French Colonial troops (Coloniale/Marine) took part in the French Equatorial Africa...together with the similar volume of the same series on West Africa it's among  the most precious military books i ve in my library..and a bible for wargame scenarios  ...i've just to find time to work again on it, translate and scan maps..anyway i like that kind of research even if time consuming cause French Colonial, not only in the much known North Africa fronts, but also in the Subsaharian zones , is my favourite period together with Risorgimento in the South of Italy. The battle of Kousseri, in any case, is not very different from many one side only battles of that fronts..with the French forced to storm native  mud fortifications (Tata) in which the local satraps had took refuge once the French columns arrived..the variety of troops, the  relativly  open space in which the battle took place and , for once, the reaction of the besieged Rabah slaver army that tried a sortie (while their leader , the Emir Rabah, was trying to escape) make this action a little more enjoyable as a potential table top action...

[marco55]

That's great that you have those books unfortunately for me I can't speak French as there are books online that are available to read and free.
Mark

[italwars]

don t worry i'll translate all that's necessary for Kousseri
 ça va sans dire that i've not many  problems with French...my love and knowledge of French is certainly not due to school time but in order of priority thanks to:
a) my absolute soft spot and love for French girls in the past
b) my years of playing Handball vs and with French teams
c) my love of French cuisine, culture, litterature (Céline, C. De Laclos ecc..)
d) my love for studying of French military grandeur (Napoléon and Colonial Empire)
 

[ecwcaptain]

Great book. Are there any maps in either of the French books for the 1892 campaign against Samori? If so, I would be interested in seeing photos of them. Send me a personal message, then I can send you my email.

[marco55]

Great book. Are there any maps in either of the French books for the 1892 campaign against Samori? If so, I would be interested in seeing photos of them. Send me a personal message, then I can send you my email.

Same with me please.
Mark

[Siaba]

Thanks for the information you provided about this battle. I bought the magazines and they are a great source of inspirations for miniatures to use.

The campaign against Rabah is fascinating none the less because the officers of one of the three columns sent against him went completely mad and began carving themselves an empire in Africa. They opened fire on a french colums sent to arrest them and where killed by their senegalese troops the following day.
I have a book of memories of a algerian tirailleur of the saharian colum. They met extremely harsh conditions to reach Rabah's territory and, when they arrived, had no uniforms at all. The writer describe his dress as completely native with a big hat with feathers...a nice conversion project 

[marco55]

I found this book online.Should be very interesting.At least for me it will be.   https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/La_chute_de_l%E2%80%99empire_de_Rabah/Pr%C3%A9face
Mark