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BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE HEROIC VICTORIAN FIGHTING FORCE THAT DEFENDED THE EMPIRE FROM THE ZULU AGGRESSORS OF THE 19TH CENTURY, THEIR HEROISM, THEIR PLUCK AND ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT. Herein will be contained dispatches, reports from the field, photographs, memoirs, casualty lists, honours and all manner of accounting of the great war. Send submissions and correspondence to malcolm_mccallum@hotmail.com |
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HEROES OF THE EMPIRE |
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| HERO & RANK | Promotion Date | TRAITS | HISTORY | IMAGE | PLAYER |
| Captain Harry Spiffer | Feb 12, 1879 | Flamboyant | On March 4th, Colonel Spiffer was
leading a column with wagons through Zulu land when it was set upon,
thereby initiated the Zulu War. The column was driven off with heavy
losses. Colonel Spiffer and Captain Bromhead were both seriously
injured. Captains James and Smythe led the retreat, without the wagons.
In the action, Spiffer was recommendedfor a VC for his action to save
the gatling gun and single handedly defeat an impi of zulus.
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Malcolm |
| James | Bruce | ||||
| Smythe | Dale | ||||
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OUR VICTORIAN FIGHTING FORCES |
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| FORMATION | LEADERS | IMAGES | REGIMENTAL HISTORY | PLAYER |
| 14th (Fernwood) Foot (apple green facing) 3rd Company 10 trained infantry w rifle and bayonet |
2nd-Lieutenant McFitzwilliamson II | Jan 1879 - in depot training and being outfitted. Anticipate deployment March 4th | Malcolm | |
| 14th (Fernwood) Foot (apple green facing) 3rd Company 9 trained infantry w rifle and bayonet |
Sergeant Major Eversfield |
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Jan 1879 - in depot training and being outfitted. Anticipate deployment March 4th. February 1879, completed training and equipment. | Malcolm |
| Quartermaster Wagon | Sergeant Unsavory | Not Yet Procured | Malcolm | |
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CAMPAIGN HISTORY |
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EVENTS |
DATE |
| First Blood. A small column of British
were escorting a wagon train through Zulu territory when Zulu impis
attacked. The British escort was driven off and the wagon train looted.
Colonel Henry Spiffer commanded and awarded a posthumous VC for his
heroic action to attempt to save the gatling gun from being overrun.
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March 4th, 2012 |
| Malcolm completes his first section of
British infantry and Captain Harry Spiffer
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Feb 12, 2012 |
| Malcolm gets his first of four impis
done. These are unmarried.
25% of a Zulu force faced off against 25% of a British force.
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Jan 27, 2012 |
| It is determined that the campaign
will be conducted by the rules of war laid down in the manual of arms:
Triumph and Tragedy . All
players may have up to three colonial units (two capable and 1
non-combat or incompetent) and for each unit that they field, they are
expected to provide at least 30 Zulus for opposition. Infantry and
cavalry units for the Colonial Powers are 6-10 figures. Zulu impis range
from 12-20. Figures are individually mounted but some form of movement
tray can be used. As well, each colonial force is entitled to one Hero
figure.
More information will follow, but players should provide cards for each of their unit with the stats on them. Also, they should have a personal set of cards for the 10 turn options (move, move & fire, charge etc - more info to follow). These cards do not need to be in any regular size as they are not mixed with others. |
Jan 8th, 2012 |
| Anticipated start date for the wars. | March 4th, 2012 |
