abbu klea questions ???

[zuluwar]

hello gents

two questions ?

before the battle the square is formed by dismounted unit or they move with there camel?

well there are 2 compagny of sussex regiment stay in the zareba for défending the bagagge train and for keep the rest of camels ??

thanks for your good advice

it's for my new project in 15 mm the battel of abbu klea with camel corps mounted and dismounted.

regard

gérard

[VonAkers]

Hi Zuluwar
From what I have read the Camel corp always fought dismounted,but traveled Mounted.Advancing from the Zariba they often took some baggage camels with them for ammo and casualties I think,so not all camels would be left in the Zariba..
Hope this helps

[Plynkes]

Howard Whitehouse's account of the battle in "Science vs. Pluck" says most of the camels were left in the zariba. However, there were definitely plenty of camels inside the square, enough of them that they made something of a nuisance of themselves, forcing one face of the square to bow outwards. It's also said that the large mass of camels in the square impeded the movement of those Dervishes who managed to break through into the interior.  


Anyway, you don't need mounted Camel Corps figures for this battle, the force formed up in square formation ready to fight the moment they left the zariba. In fact, nice as such figures are, you don't really need them for any battle. They were strictly for strategic movement.

[Plynkes]

Stop Press: 150 camels inside the square, to carry food, water and ammo, and to serve as ambulances for any casualties sustained, as VonAkers said.

[zuluwar]

gents

thanks for your goods advice.

gerard