I hate colonialism.

[FierceKitty]

Not for the usual PC reasons, but because my better half is practising muay Thai on my donkey (as it were). 17th lancers and 54th Hampshire foot have been overrun, 42nd Highlanders are out of ammo, and the rest of my foot are pinned down in square.

Following a brief break, the Scots Greys have been overwhelmed by Ansar camel-riders too. Queen Victoria will be getting bad news over Her kippers tomorrow.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Remember that the public don't like 2 disasters in one day, it upsets them over their cornflakes.

IanS

[Steve J]

Hmmm, not sounding good for the brave Brits...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Dooooomed! 

[Leman]

Serves 'em right for sticking their noses in all over the place and leaving us to clear up the mess.

[FierceKitty]

A few shots. The Mahdist morale broke up and they retreated, but leaving an imperial force with no prospect but retreat as well.

[FierceKitty]

The idea was to dismount, shoot up the Fuzzies a bit, then remount and charge. NOT to be charged on foot.

[FierceKitty]

Our right held up well; squares are mundane things, but they held together and caused steady losses. Meanwhile the rough, tough, jolly sailor-men, reeking of rum, tar, and parrots, and rotten with pox and scurvy, broke a critical two Mahdist units.

Lee says she'll remember to keep an infantry reserve to handle squares in future.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice shots FK

[d_Guy]

... practising muay Thai on my donkey...

Sound like something from a rap tune.

Decent looking battle by the way.

[Techno]

Nice piccies !!

Cheers - Phil.

[sunjester]

Great looking battle. I hope the result doesn't cause the Empress of India to choke on her toast at breakfast.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

To quote Kate Hubbard:
Her breakfasts she would have taken on her own. She had a private dining room close to her bedroom. When Albert was alive, she would have eaten her breakfast with Albert and maybe with one of her children, but probably not, probably just with Albert. She tended to have a very protein-rich breakfast: tongue, fowl they called it -- chicken, kidneys maybe, bacon and eggs, that kind of thing.

[Womble67]

Some nice pictures

Take care

Andy

[Leman]

To quote Kate Hubbard:
Her breakfasts she would have taken on her own. She had a private dining room close to her bedroom. When Albert was alive, she would have eaten her breakfast with Albert and maybe with one of her children, but probably not, probably just with Albert. She tended to have a very protein-rich breakfast: tongue, fowl they called it -- chicken, kidneys maybe, bacon and eggs, that kind of thing.

So she liked a bit of tongue with Albert at breakfast ......... hmmmmm.