tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85355715163951582712024-03-19T04:20:42.531+00:00Colonial WargamingThe random thoughts of an ancient colonial wargamer. Featuring rules, battle reports, and all sorts of miscellaneous colonial wargaming topics.Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-41912417712837560712012-01-23T18:32:00.000+00:002014-04-12T23:45:11.671+01:00Clearing a nest of Sea Rats!<div align="justify">
<b>Scenario</b><br />
A group of slave-traders (who were thought to be operating out of Marzibar) set up a temporary base inside an old abandoned coastal fort on the border between the Britannic Colony of New Surrey and Fezian Madasahatta. The area was disputed territory. According to the Fezians the fort was in Fezian Madasahatta, but maps produced by Britannic surveyors definitely showed it as being part of New Surrey.<br />
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The slaver-traders – who were led by the infamous Ali Yusuf – had arrived by dhow, and quickly restored the old fort. They stationed two Field Artillery Units (each armed with smooth-bore cannon) within the fort along with a Unit of Infantry armed with single-shot rifles. A similarly armed Infantry Unit occupied a nearby abandoned native village whilst a third Infantry Unit remained aboard the dhow.<br />
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In order to stop any possible slaving raids into Britannic territory the Governor of the Colony – Sir Reginald Goodman – had ordered military units to eject the slave-traders ('<i>Remove that nest of Sea Rats!</i>') and destroy the fort so that it could not be used for such a purpose in the future. The forces he had allocated to the task comprised:<br />
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<li>The armoured gunboat HMS <i>Indolent</i> (commanded by Lieutenant Commander Barrington Muir)</li>
<li>A unit of Marines (which will be transported aboard HMS <i>Indolent</i>)</li>
<li>An Infantry Unit of the Scotia Highlanders (armed with magazine rifles)</li>
<li>An Infantry Unit of the Madasahatta Rangers (armed with magazine rifles)</li>
<li>A Machine Gun Unit</li>
<li>A Field Artillery Unit (armed with rifled field artillery)</li>
<li>Two steam-powered coastal passenger ship that will each carry an Infantry Unit and the Machine Gun Unit or Field Artillery Unit</li>
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The overall command of the force was given to Colonel Charles Wells, an officer of Marines who had a lot of experience of landing operations.<br />
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News of the impending movement of Britannic troops into the disputed territory caused consternation amongst the Fezian hierarchy in Madasahatta. The Governor – Abdullah Rahman – immediately ordered his military subordinate – Colonel Saleh Usman – to assemble a force with which to '<i>protect the sovereignty of Fezian territory</i>'.<br />
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Colonel Usman mobilised two Infantry Units (armed with single-shot rifles) and a Field Artillery Unit (armed with rifled field artillery) as well as the armoured gunboat <i>Osman III</i> (commanded by Lieutenant Harun Mohamed). He also requisitioned two dhows to transport his force to the disputed area.<br />
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<b>Turn 1</b><br />
The Britannic force sailed down the coast towards the disputed area, led by HMS <i>Indolent</i>.<br />
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<b>Turn 2</b><br />
Whilst the two steam-powered passenger ships moored so that they could begin unloading their cargo of soldiers and military equipment, HMS <i>Indolent</i> sailed further along the coast to investigate the fort.<br />
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<b>Turn 3</b><br />
As soon as she came in sight of the fort, HMS <i>Indolent</i> was fired upon, but suffered no damage. She returned fire with her heavy armament ... and inflicted casualties upon the Unit of Field Artillery that had fired at her.<br />
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In the meantime the first Britannic Units had been unloaded from their transports.<br />
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<b>Turn 4</b><br />
HMS <i>Indolent</i> continued to trade fire with the fort with the result that HMS <i>Indolent</i> suffered some minor damage and the Unit of Field Artillery was destroyed!<br />
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By now the Britannic force was unloaded from its transports ...<br />
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... but the slave-traders had not been idle and two of the Infantry Units began to advance to meet the 'invaders' ...<br />
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... whilst the dhow manoeuvred so that she could sail out to engage HMS <i>Indolent</i>.<br />
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<b>Turn 5</b><br />
Before the advancing slaver-traders could get into single-shot rifle range they were engage with artillery fire from HMS <i>Indolent</i> and the Britannic Field Artillery Unit. This not only caused casualties amongst the slaver-traders but also forced one of the Infantry Units to retreat.<br />
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The Britannic Infantry Units used this opportunity to advance towards the fort.<br />
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The slave-traders countered by moving forward and firing at the leading Britannic Infantry Unit (The Madasahatta Rangers) ... <br />
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... whom they decimated!<br />
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In the meantime the slave-traders in the dhow were slowly making progress out of the small harbour they had been moored in and towards HMS <i>Indolent</i>.<br />
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<b>Turn 6</b><br />
The casualties cause to the Madasahatta Rangers showed that the slaver-traders were not going to be an easy enemy to defeat. As the main advantage enjoyed by the Britannic force was its firepower, Colonel Wells ordered HMS <i>Indolent</i> and the Field Artillery Unit to fire at the advancing slave-traders. The Field Artillery Unit's fire destroyed the leading slave-trader Infantry Unit and HMS <i>Indolent</i>'s gunfire inflicted a casualty on the other slave-trader Infantry Unit, which seriously depleted its strength.<br />
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As this was happening the Fezian convoy came into sight, heading towards the fort.<br />
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The slaver-traders in the dhow immediately crammed on all available sail and made their escape seaward, leaving their compatriots to fend for themselves!<br />
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The remaining slave-traders (led by Ali Yusuf) fell back towards Fezian territory ...<br />
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As there were no suitable targets, neither side fired their artillery at their opponents. The slave-traders occupied the jetty near the fort ... and proceeded to surrender to the Fezians!<br />
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The Britannic troops continued to advance, led by the Madasahatta Rangers who were intent upon exacting their revenge on the slave-traders for the casualties they had suffered.<br />
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<b>Turn 8</b><br />
A Fezian Infantry Unit stormed ashore from the dhow that had been transporting it whilst the second dhow moored next to the fort prior to landing the troops it carried. The gunboat <i>Osman III</i> - carrying Colonel Usman – steamed towards HMS <i>Indolent</i> and signalled that the Colonel requested an urgent meeting with Colonel Wells, whom he rightly assumed was aboard the Britannic warship.<br />
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Realising that the situation had drastically changed and that there was a distinct possibility that fighting between the Britannic and Fezian troops could break out at any moment, Colonel Wells signalled the Britannic troops to stop advancing with immediate effect. This order was not well received by the Madasahatta Rangers, but they grudgingly obeyed it.<br />
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<b>Turn 9</b><br />
Whilst the Fezians rounded up and disarmed the slave-traders …<br />
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… the Britannic and Fezian commanders held a conference aboard HMS <i>Indolent</i>.<br />
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Colonel Wells knew that the fort was situated in disputed territory, and did not want to risk starting a war without approval from his government. His force had achieved its aim – the removal of the slave-traders – but he wished to make sure that they could not return at a later date. Colonel Usman realised that his force was out-gunned by the Britannic troops and gunboat, and he looked for some way in which he could ensure that he protected '<i>the sovereignty of Fezian territory</i>' without risking an all-out fight with a potentially stronger adversary.<br />
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After some considerable discussion the two Colonels agreed that the fort should be destroyed by explosives. These would be provided by the Britannic Marines and the fuse would be lit by a Fezian officer. The slaver-traders (or 'traders' as the Fezian Colonel insisted on calling them) were taken into 'protective custody' by the Fezians, who returned them to Marzibar.<br />
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<b>Turn 10</b><br />
After the explosives had been set, the fort was destroyed in a huge explosion.<br />
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It is rumoured that an independent Boundary Commission is to be set up to adjudicate where the actual border between the Britannic Colony of New Surrey and Fezian Madasahatta lies ... but who knows how long that will take nor what could happen in the interim?</div>
Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-53858501206112427312011-10-03T07:43:00.000+01:002011-10-03T07:43:24.507+01:00New Colonial wargames rules available to download<div align="justify">
I have uploaded the Colonial version of my PORTABLE WARGAME rules (in PDF format) to <a href="http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/portable_wargame/">THE PORTABLE WARGAME website</a> so that any interested blog reader can <a href="http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/portable_wargame/PW2v7-Colonial.pdf">download them</a> and possibly use them.<br />
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This draft uses the same basic game mechanisms as the earlier 'Musket' version of the rules, but I have added some extra weapon types (e.g. Magazine Rifles, Machine Guns) as well as including an option for Native Infantry and Cavalry Units to make double-length moves <u>if</u> their Commander achieves the right score on a D6 die.<br />
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The rules are still very much a 'work in progress', and may be subject to change as and when they are play-tested ... which will hopefully be quite soon.</div>
Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-73112645539026337402011-09-26T15:21:00.001+01:002011-09-26T15:21:05.625+01:00Colonial Wargaming website: Updated ... at long last!<div align="justify">After over a year of inactivity I have finally managed to update my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming</a> website.<br />
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Most of the updates are to the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Inspiration/Books/a_e.htm">Books</a> pages of the Inspiration section of the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">website</a>, but over the coming months I hope expand various sections and to extend the scope of the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">website</a> to include some of the non-colonial conflicts that took place between 1850 and 1920.</div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-27357741072094001572010-08-21T18:27:00.002+01:002010-08-21T18:29:52.663+01:00Colonial Wargaming website update<div align="justify">I have added details of my most recent acquisition – WARSHIP 2010 – to the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Inspiration/Books/a_e.htm">Books</a> pages of the Inspiration section of my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming</a> website.</div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-44087457739325863712010-06-13T19:13:00.003+01:002010-06-13T19:18:57.927+01:00Joseph Morschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules<div align="justify">I realised this morning that the version of <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Rules_Models/Rules/Downloads/Morschauser%20Frontier.pdf">Joseph Morschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules</a> that I had made available as a download in <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Rules_Models/Rules/Downloads/Morschauser%20Frontier.pdf">PDF format</a> from the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Rules_Models/Rules/Rules.htm">Colonial Wargame Rules section</a> of my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming website</a> contain several errors.<br /><br />I have now corrected them and the new version of the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Rules_Models/Rules/Downloads/Morschauser%20Frontier.pdf">rules</a> can now be downloaded.</div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-55742150654708792622010-06-06T22:35:00.002+01:002010-06-06T22:41:25.634+01:00Joseph Morschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules<div align="justify">Further to my last two blog entries, I have now re-written <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Rules_Models/Rules/Downloads/Morschauser%20Frontier.pdf">Joseph Morschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules</a> in the hope that modern wargamers will find them clearer and easier to understand.<br /><br />They can now be downloaded in <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Rules_Models/Rules/Downloads/Morschauser%20Frontier.pdf">PDF format</a> from the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Rules_Models/Rules/Rules.htm">Colonial Wargame Rules section</a> of my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming website</a>. Like all the other rules available in that section, they are not password protected.</div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-23076668176598854652010-05-21T15:04:00.004+01:002010-05-21T15:11:32.635+01:00Its quiet out there ... too quiet ... or is it?<div align="justify">The following images of what I <strong><u>think</u></strong> are the 'Frontier' rules in use on the tabletop are from Joseph Morschauser's HOW TO PLAY WAR GAMES IN MINIATURE and Donald Featherstone's ADVANCED WAR GAMES.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEULNP9Z36zojX4LGPxY3G_gzlozO4_7AxinbvzIfkAzjFcjf09bx-C4st4P9yRl7wkPyllnmxHXa54OPFtnQiWYcYcNQhkRo_ipa6DLO6lKsVObo7VPcpfrsmaXP1cy9UgbxtA_gaIXON/s1600-h/Oldbookpix001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280469183866067938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEULNP9Z36zojX4LGPxY3G_gzlozO4_7AxinbvzIfkAzjFcjf09bx-C4st4P9yRl7wkPyllnmxHXa54OPFtnQiWYcYcNQhkRo_ipa6DLO6lKsVObo7VPcpfrsmaXP1cy9UgbxtA_gaIXON/s400/Oldbookpix001.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqb4yzVITzOs6fwiTHEEyOCgKuDQ_WRB1iNS3f8NVlu0pDzV3CaUBOJPa3AlmA53mRqNYBFNvABDitZNIwxhcAS02FQfu7rAIP7HkZtAQmYecQTNLQvn2QfVsBSmJF6PILl6qpYRUQjcA-/s1600-h/Oldbookpix002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280469180664040738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqb4yzVITzOs6fwiTHEEyOCgKuDQ_WRB1iNS3f8NVlu0pDzV3CaUBOJPa3AlmA53mRqNYBFNvABDitZNIwxhcAS02FQfu7rAIP7HkZtAQmYecQTNLQvn2QfVsBSmJF6PILl6qpYRUQjcA-/s400/Oldbookpix002.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSizuYWtbYw3yAeDPzWBL7RADRFtlROq7b_YNbOl5eSg8emQrXRae-ALQvs7rLU1i_dxApw4UrT4O5KwkJnuqh5-DD-rKsZ2ZbJxrHYQ2YEooURP86TUmEv8WtT6EIoIBzdYktUeg281v/s1600-h/Oldbookpix003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280469169331377058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSizuYWtbYw3yAeDPzWBL7RADRFtlROq7b_YNbOl5eSg8emQrXRae-ALQvs7rLU1i_dxApw4UrT4O5KwkJnuqh5-DD-rKsZ2ZbJxrHYQ2YEooURP86TUmEv8WtT6EIoIBzdYktUeg281v/s400/Oldbookpix003.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCkuyOFRjmp9Q-ch5s6Ct_-KV9ytNNkGyJjjRaaV5BylhwSCCkSTSjwjBwKiFTeVyqTkbzX5B_X_VNBpwm8JaJ9v_Lm-8RRcOBcxxj5H1Blec0scEWZVM41JS4VF0uPjn5jxjxzJu0X_G/s1600-h/Oldbookpix004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280475779602415634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 372px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCkuyOFRjmp9Q-ch5s6Ct_-KV9ytNNkGyJjjRaaV5BylhwSCCkSTSjwjBwKiFTeVyqTkbzX5B_X_VNBpwm8JaJ9v_Lm-8RRcOBcxxj5H1Blec0scEWZVM41JS4VF0uPjn5jxjxzJu0X_G/s400/Oldbookpix004.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg580N0WfFARF3zxlYvw9NHoIQ8eJueOGbgmDph63ei2W5aem8GEzdLmTdD_0Y7QMjJ3j8FywiMWPYL8ohPMrW4_jaxa0NZl9AIeeH52Lkw6g-eYlxEHW-kDnt-4c_CRB_jAxAXW8j2_V/s1600-h/Oldbookpix005.JPG"> <p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280469155888136466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg580N0WfFARF3zxlYvw9NHoIQ8eJueOGbgmDph63ei2W5aem8GEzdLmTdD_0Y7QMjJ3j8FywiMWPYL8ohPMrW4_jaxa0NZl9AIeeH52Lkw6g-eYlxEHW-kDnt-4c_CRB_jAxAXW8j2_V/s400/Oldbookpix005.JPG" border="0" /></a></p></div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-84222142479780357142010-05-21T14:48:00.007+01:002010-05-21T15:12:18.377+01:00Its very quiet out there ... too quiet ...<div align="justify">Despite several people asking if I have given up on Colonial wargaming, the truth is that for the last few months my attention has been elsewhere. I have continue to develop my version of Joseph Morschauser's wargame rules, and have helped set up a blog that deals with the interwar era (from 1919 to 1939, give or take a few years).<br /><br />The result is that I have had little time to do any actual Colonial wargaming but ...<br /><br />One byproduct of my work on Morschauser's rules is that I now have a copy of his 'Frontier' rules. These are the ones that I <strong><u>think</u></strong> he used in the games that are featured in the famous photographs in Donald Featherstone's ADVANCED WAR GAMES. I intend to demonstrate these rules at the next COW (Conference of Wargamers) in July, and this will entail doing some work on the layout of the rules as their current format is a little dated.<br /><br />A second byproduct is that I have begun to realise that there were a considerable number of Colonial conflicts during the interwar era, and that this is a fertile area for my Colonial wargaming in the future.<br /><br />So things have bee quite out there for a few weeks ... but not too quiet! </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-4734261996865192592010-04-04T09:42:00.002+01:002010-05-21T15:12:51.787+01:00Colonial Wargaming website update<div align="justify">I have added details of my recent acquisitions to the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Inspiration/Books/a_e.htm">Books</a> and <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Inspiration/Video/a_m.htm">Videos and DVDs</a> pages of the Inspiration section of my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming</a> website. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-43621574432539193732010-04-04T08:29:00.004+01:002010-05-21T15:13:12.035+01:00Recent additions<div align="justify">Since my last blog entry I have acquired a couple of items that might be of interest to the colonial wargamer.<br /><br />The first is a DVD entitled OMAR MUKHTAR: LION OF THE DESERT.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCwjauL9eEcfR3P68NHXTGOvDTryrr6lnWS9KfqNX_ImAT_Ex2-8oOcdQK9JwUSwC4TzkTzGsceBCPk0YE7s1UvmRc_FVhUGiCbdls2RcWx63d9QDitE-zJr56b5Nhravoz2mqS4EgEE/s1600-h/SkirmishMarch2010-01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451173611515333074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCwjauL9eEcfR3P68NHXTGOvDTryrr6lnWS9KfqNX_ImAT_Ex2-8oOcdQK9JwUSwC4TzkTzGsceBCPk0YE7s1UvmRc_FVhUGiCbdls2RcWx63d9QDitE-zJr56b5Nhravoz2mqS4EgEE/s400/SkirmishMarch2010-01.jpg" border="0" /></a>This film is set in the late 1920s, and tells the story of the Italian attempts to crush the remnants of Libyan resistance to Italian colonial rule. This resistance was led by Omar Mukhtar who proved to be a very able leader of irregular forces. The films stars Anthony Quinn as Omar Mukhtar, Oliver Reed as General Rodolfo Graziani, and Rod Steiger as Mussolini, and features a large number of recreated and restored vehicles, including some Fiat tanks.<br /><br />I managed to see this film when it first came out in 1981, but only recently discovered that it had been released as a DVD. When I saw a copy on sale at a recent wargames show, I had to buy it!<br /><br />My other recent purchase is a copy of the Osprey book about the OTTOMAN INFANTRYMAN 1914-18.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VuRkA9SrphEY6MtOFJZIuDxiZLLSIEtRpAvYQ0v4zUpXZSyTM-v1rcsfZ3cxnPak_ha7wenoOFRIPm9_4KEkq0hTmGAsZO_Hx-JTYaNM3N2qxSeaUa_Qk3_CIVqlr42lXsaMxF9Ehck/s1600/Books04-04-10-01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456177117272601858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VuRkA9SrphEY6MtOFJZIuDxiZLLSIEtRpAvYQ0v4zUpXZSyTM-v1rcsfZ3cxnPak_ha7wenoOFRIPm9_4KEkq0hTmGAsZO_Hx-JTYaNM3N2qxSeaUa_Qk3_CIVqlr42lXsaMxF9Ehck/s400/Books04-04-10-01.jpg" border="0" /></a>The book's author is David Nicolle, who is well known writer on medieval and Islamic warfare, and the illustrator is Christa Hook.<br /><br />The book is the latest volume in the WARRIOR series (No.145 [ISBN 978 1 84603 506 7]) and includes chapters on: <ul><li>Enlistment</li><li>Training</li><li>Daily Life</li><li>Appearance and Weaponry</li><li>Belief and Belonging</li><li>Life on Campaign</li><li>The Soldier in battle</li><li>Museums, Re-enactment and Collecting</li></ul>The book as a short Introduction, a Chronology of the main events affecting the Ottoman Empire from 1914 to 1918, a Bibliography, and a very useful Glossary of Turkish military terms. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-7702185168850386662010-03-12T18:00:00.016+00:002010-05-21T15:13:36.394+01:00An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms of the 19th Century<div align="justify">I recently acquired a copy of AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MILITARY UNIFORMS OF THE 19TH CENTURY <em>via</em> Amazon. The book was published in 2010 by Lorenz Press (an imprint of Anness Publishing Ltd: ISBN 978 0 7548 1901 1) and was written by Kevin F Kiley and Digby Smith, with Jeremy Black MBE acting as a consultant.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqw1e7z0K6rfdq2iHVaoBaC-lvOZnwO3tQX65zyFZ4o1JiA2BQoeC7ulRSIO4bGYwkJd4aHzZqtQ2bbj-Dzz0KScS5ngRyikDrVTApNpmsbk7Hf33p1k4eDsO_VO6QWqxvQcI55XGUe5Q/s1600-h/Books11-03-10-01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447461786729060018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqw1e7z0K6rfdq2iHVaoBaC-lvOZnwO3tQX65zyFZ4o1JiA2BQoeC7ulRSIO4bGYwkJd4aHzZqtQ2bbj-Dzz0KScS5ngRyikDrVTApNpmsbk7Hf33p1k4eDsO_VO6QWqxvQcI55XGUe5Q/s400/Books11-03-10-01.jpg" border="0" /></a>The latter part of the book deals exclusively with colonial conflicts and contains some excellent illustrations. These include pictures of the following:<br /><br /><strong>Indian Mutiny: British</strong> <ul><li>Officer, Punjab Cavalry, 1857</li><li>Private, King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1857</li><li>Trooper, 9th Lancers, 1857</li><li>Gunner, Bombay Horse Artillery, 1857</li><li>Rissaldar, Hodson's Horse, 1857</li><li>Trooper, 14th Light Dragoons, 1857</li><li>Sowar, 2nd Punjab Cavalry, 1857</li><li>Brigadier John Nicholson, 1857</li><li>Major General Henry Havelock, 1857</li><li>Lieutenant General Sir Colin Campbell, 1857</li><li>Officer, 2nd Punjab Cavalry, 1857</li><li>Sepoy, 4th Punjab Infantry, 1857</li><li>Private, 95th Foot, 1857</li><li>Private, Rifle Brigade, 1857</li><li>Private, 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders, 1857</li></ul><strong>Indian Mutiny: Rebel Sepoys</strong> <ul><li>Rebel Sowar, 1857</li><li>Sowar, 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, 1857</li><li>Rebel Sepoy, 1857</li></ul><strong>French in Mexico</strong> <ul><li>Trooper, <em>Chasseurs D'Afrique</em>, Mexico, 1863</li><li><em>Legionnaire</em>, French Foreign Legion, Mexico, 1864</li><li>Officer, <em>Contra-Guerillas</em>, Mexico, 1865</li></ul><strong>The Boer Wars: British</strong> <ul><li>Officer, 27th Foot, 1845</li><li>Gunner, Royal Artillery, 1845</li><li>Private, Rifle Brigade, 1845</li><li>Private, 27th Foot, 1845</li><li>General Officer, 1845</li><li>Officer, Cape Mounted Rifles, 1845</li><li>Trooper, 7th Dragoon Guards, 1845</li><li>Private, 3rd Battalion, 60th Rifles, 1881</li><li>Officer, 21st Foot, 1881</li><li>Private, 94th Foot, 1881</li><li>Civilian Colonial Volunteer, 1881</li><li>Seaman, Naval Brigade, 1881</li><li>Officer, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1898</li><li>NCO, Infantry, 1898</li><li>Private, King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC), 1898</li><li>Officer, Highland Light Infantry, 1898</li><li>Private, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 1898</li><li>Private, Guards Regiments, 1898</li><li>Officer, 92nd Highlanders, 1898</li><li>Officer, Infantry, 1899</li><li>Officer, Infantry, 1899</li><li>Trooper, Natal Carabiniers, 1899</li><li>Private, Royal Canadian Regiment, 1899</li><li>Private, Mounted Infantry, 1900</li><li>Trooper, 12th Lancers, 1900</li><li>Staff Officer, 1900</li><li>Officer, City Imperial Volunteers, 1900</li><li>Native Scout, 1900</li><li>Trooper, 5th Lancers, 1900</li><li>Trooper, 17th Lancers, 1900</li><li>Trumpeter, Cavalry, 1900</li><li>Trooper, Rimington Scouts, 1900</li></ul><strong>The Boer Wars: Boers</strong> <ul><li>Boer Voortrekker, 1840</li><li>Boer, 1870-80</li><li>Boer Free State Commando, 1860</li><li>Boer Commandant, 1881</li><li>Corporal, Transvaal <em>Staatsartillerie</em>, 1898</li><li>Boer Commando, 1899</li><li>African Auxiliary (<em>Agyterryer</em>), 1900</li><li>Gunner, Transvaal <em>Staatsartillerie</em>, 1900</li></ul><strong>North American Indian Wars</strong> <ul><li>Guidon Bearer, 7th United States Cavalry, 1876</li><li>Cheyenne Warrior, 1876</li><li>Apache Warrior, 1880</li><li>NCO, 10th United States Cavalry Regiment, 1890</li></ul><strong>Zulu War: British</strong> <ul><li>Colour Sergeant Bourne, 24th Foot, 1879</li><li>Gonville Bromhead, 24th Foot, 1879</li><li>Private, 99th Foot, 1879</li><li>Private, 91st Foot, 1879</li><li>Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 60th Rifles, 1879</li><li>Officer, 3rd Battalion, 60th Rifles, 1879</li><li>Bandsman, 24th Foot, 1879</li><li>Officer, 17th Lancers, 1879</li><li>Trooper, 1st King's Dragoon Guards, 1879</li><li>Trooper, 17th Lancers, 1879</li><li>Sapper, Royal Engineers, 1879</li><li>Officer, Royal Artillery, 1879</li><li>Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI), 1879</li><li>Officer, Royal Navy, 1879</li><li>Trooper, Frontier Light Horse, 1879</li><li>Trooper, Natal Carabiniers, 1879</li><li>Private, Mounted Infantry, 1879</li><li>Trooper, Durban Mounted Rifles, 1879</li></ul><strong>Zulu War: Zulus</strong> <ul><li>Zulu, 1879 (Four different illustrations)</li></ul><strong>Zulu War: Boers</strong> <ul><li>Boer, 1879 (Four different illustrations)</li></ul><strong>Egypt and the Sudan: British</strong> <ul><li>General Garnet Wolsely, 1873</li><li>Private, 5th Gurkhas, 1878</li><li>Officer, Queen's Own Corps of Guides, 1879</li><li>Private, 42nd Foot (Black Watch), 1882</li><li>General Stewart, 1884</li><li>General Kitchener, 1898</li><li>Trooper, 21st Lancers, 1898</li></ul><strong>Egypt and the Sudan: Mahdists</strong> <ul><li>Mahdist, 1898 (Two different illustrations)</li><li>Mahdist Emir, 1898</li></ul><strong>Spanish-American War</strong> <ul><li>Bandmaster, United States Navy, 1897</li><li>Private, 10th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1898</li><li>Officer, United States Marine Corps, 1898</li><li>Gunner, 4th Mounted Artillery Regiment, 1898</li></ul><strong>Boxer Rebellion: Allies</strong> <ul><li>Trooper, 16th Bengal Lancers, 1900</li><li>Officer, Royal Welch Fusiliers, 1900</li><li>Artillery Officer, United States Army, 1900</li><li>Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1900</li><li>Private, United States Marine Corps, 1900</li><li>Private, French Naval Infantry, 1900</li><li>Private, German East Asian Brigade, 1900</li></ul><strong>Boxer Rebellion: Chinese</strong> <ul><li>Boxer, 1900 (Two different illustrations)</li><li>Chinese Irregular Cavalryman, 1900</li></ul><strong>Colonial Troops</strong> <ul><li>Trooper, New South Wales Lancers, 1886</li><li>Officer, 1st Skinner's Horse (Duke of York's Own Lancers), 1886</li><li>Sowar, 19th Bengal Cavalry, 1888</li><li>Sepoy, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, 1888</li><li>Officer, 27th Light Cavalry, 1888</li><li><em>Spahi</em>, French North Africa, 1900</li><li>NCO, Philippine Constabulary, 1901</li></ul>That is quite a lot of illustrations for the cost of the book ... and there are also other sections that cover: <ul><li>The Crimean War</li><li>The Wars of German and Italian Unification</li><li>The American Civil War</li></ul></div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-75739776145769875362010-02-28T09:04:00.005+00:002010-05-21T15:13:56.404+01:00Colonial Wargaming website update<div align="justify">I have added details of some of my recent acquisitions to the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Inspiration/Books/a_e.htm">Books</a> pages of the Inspiration section of my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming</a> website.<br /><br />I have also updated the <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Inspiration/Links/Links.htm">Links</a> page in the same section to take into account the demise of yet another dedicated Colonial wargames website. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-20275101239032807062010-02-10T18:34:00.002+00:002010-02-10T19:21:28.895+00:00The Great War in West AfricaOne of the books I was given as a birthday present this year is a facsimile of Brigadier General E Howard Gorges's book THE GREAT WAR IN WEST AFRICA (The Naval & Military Press Ltd [2004] ISBN 1 845741 15 3).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR9G5a5n5weLA7Ukbil6m9JGmS3ZIONpoHCof9Yc2zruIHvQJlw5fRvcIITN8mRkJkEjoEA0XLqyOIz69tFfw_LbXDrBgeXfW6YsPyTBH1n077OI_5g8KdVR-cvbPFscSB0URtOJUJmY/s1600-h/Books08-02-10-02.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435956587513227298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR9G5a5n5weLA7Ukbil6m9JGmS3ZIONpoHCof9Yc2zruIHvQJlw5fRvcIITN8mRkJkEjoEA0XLqyOIz69tFfw_LbXDrBgeXfW6YsPyTBH1n077OI_5g8KdVR-cvbPFscSB0URtOJUJmY/s400/Books08-02-10-02.jpg" /></a>The book contains chapters that cover the following topics: <ul><li>Chapter I: Soldiering on the “Coast” in the pre-war days – Sierra Leone – Freetown – The West African Regiment (W.A.R.) – The G.O.C. – the elements at play – Order to mobilise</li><li>Chapter II: The Governor and the C.-in-. – The garrison – The railway – Armament – The West India Regiment – The West African Regiment and its officers – “Digging In” – Pidgin or Trade English – Togoland – German proposals for neutrality in Africa – Invasion of Togoland – Franco-British co-operation – Conquest and surrender of Togoland</li><li>Chapter III: The Cameroons – Brief history – Boundaries – The country – The climate – Towns and communications – Products and industry – Fauna – Inhabitants</li><li>Chapter IV: The inception of the Cameroon Expeditionary Force – the situation in Nigeria – First step towards an offensive – A cruiser ordered to Duala – Allied conference of 15th August 1914 – Movements of H.M.S. “Cumberland” – More German neutrality intrigues – Military forces in West Africa in 1914</li><li>Chapter V: Naval operations off the Cameroon coast – The “Cumberland’s” reconnaissance – The Nigerian flotilla – Description of Duala neighbourhood – Proposed base in Ambas Bay – operations in Ambas Bay – base established off Suellaba</li><li>Chapter VI: German preparations at Duala – Native disaffection – Terrorism – Naval activity 10th to 12th September – The “Nachtigal” episode – Torpedo attack on the “Dwarf” – Sinking of the “Nachtigal” – Further boat reconnaissance – Clearance and buoyage of the main channel 0- Military operations on the Nigerian frontier</li><li>Chapter VII: Formation of the Expeditionary Force – Its concentration at Suellaba – Operation in the Lungasi River – Surrender of Duala – Situation following the surrender – Clearing the neighbourhood</li><li>Chapter VIII: Continuance of amphibious operations – Capture of Jabassi, Edea, Victoria and Buea</li><li>Chapter IX: Operations along the Northern Railway – Advance from railhead to Dschang – Capture of Dschang Fort – Withdrawal from Dschang – Germans attack the French at Edea – Revival of enemy activity in the Bare District</li><li>Chapter X: Situation in march 1915 – naval activity – Brigadier General Cunliffe’s operations in Northern Cameroons ending with the capture of Ngaundere – General Dobell’s first advance against Yaunde – Jottings from the Northern Railway: heavy rains impede operations in the south – Attempt to reduce Mora – Conference at Duala</li><li>Chapter XI: Situation in October 1915 – Converging columns move towards Yaunde – General Dobell’s operations – Through the Sanaganyong Forest – General Cunliffe’s drive from the north – Capture of Banyo Mountain – Occupation of Fumban</li><li>Chapter XII: Fall of Yaunde – Situation mid-January 1916 – Germans escape into neutral territory – Capitulation of Mora – A medical memoir – Some acknowledgements and observations – “Thy kingdom is divided” – Valedictory</li><li>Appendix I: Naval forces – Cameroons, 1914-1916</li><li>Appendix II: Officers serving with the West African Regiment, July 1914</li><li>Appendix III: Officers serving with the West African Regiment, 1915</li><li>Appendix IV: First order of battle – General Dobell’s force and detail of the British Contingent, September 1914</li></ul>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-81104064175862877342010-02-05T19:38:00.004+00:002010-05-21T15:14:21.086+01:00Colonial Wargaming website update<div align="justify">After nearly five months I finally got round to updating my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming</a> website. Mind you, all I managed to do was to rename the old <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/News/New.htm">WHAT IS NEW?</a> page to become <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/News/New2009.htm">WHAT WAS NEW IN 2009?</a> and to create a new <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/News/New.htm">WHAT IS NEW?</a> page.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolPZhqF8novuFcs4rIJfl4ypOkki3kfx_VqMGJSFcuYimKmChg3AXV6pnNZ8zhrW2VJHSAZg0_v1jRSdt9fArtrl7cTnzpk6niLvMFZJrzxZQV4i037uHmzeZzlU6HkYbFrzJkqbjzh_Q/s1600-h/ColonialWargamesWebsite01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434846246513495394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 374px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolPZhqF8novuFcs4rIJfl4ypOkki3kfx_VqMGJSFcuYimKmChg3AXV6pnNZ8zhrW2VJHSAZg0_v1jRSdt9fArtrl7cTnzpk6niLvMFZJrzxZQV4i037uHmzeZzlU6HkYbFrzJkqbjzh_Q/s400/ColonialWargamesWebsite01.jpg" border="0" /></a>The problem with the website has been twofold. Firstly, my blogging has rather taken precedence over updating my websites. Secondly, Microsoft have replaced <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_FrontPage">FrontPage</a> (the program I used to use to create my web pages) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Expression_Web">Expression Web</a>, and I have yet to get to grips with the latter. I am sure that once I have, I will be able to keep my websites up-to-date. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-78771518708782757562010-02-02T22:32:00.002+00:002010-05-21T15:14:41.097+01:00Modified Morschauser ‘19th Century’ Wargames Rules<div align="justify">The latest draft of these rules is now available in PDF format from the <a href="http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/red_hex_wargames/red_hex_wargames.htm">RED HEX WARGAMES</a> website. The rules cover Colonial and European warfare from approximately 1875 to 1900.<br /><br />The new draft includes all the changes outlined in my earlier <a href="http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2010/02/modified-morschauser-19th-century.html">blog entry</a>, and will be play-tested as soon as possible. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-5873732227404950262010-01-30T09:05:00.007+00:002010-05-21T15:15:16.392+01:00My method of making profile mountains<div align="justify">The following information was originally part of my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming website</a>, but was removed when it got too large for the ISP I was then using. Somehow I never got round to adding it to my new website.<br /><br /><strong>Stage 1:</strong> Using a pencil, draw three mountain profiles on to the sheet of thin plywood (see diagram). The large profile will form the back of the mountain, the middle profile will form the upper foothills, and the small profile will form the lower foothills of the mountain. Using the modelling knife, non-slip modelling ruler, and the cutting mat, carefully cut out the three profiles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcprB_LYaojDAxBif4P3XYc1Ph-fm188NwpG2xo-cFQImQjTMCrWcv6wsUszwakKI4-c0ULMawJZPkMWcDd7DQhZrnksbDFr0ElZtFIFw9I3M2_u11KRApSLUZsx0Se2tnrZyj7XKbhUP/s1600-h/ProfileHillsDig01.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432458878676500130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcprB_LYaojDAxBif4P3XYc1Ph-fm188NwpG2xo-cFQImQjTMCrWcv6wsUszwakKI4-c0ULMawJZPkMWcDd7DQhZrnksbDFr0ElZtFIFw9I3M2_u11KRApSLUZsx0Se2tnrZyj7XKbhUP/s400/ProfileHillsDig01.GIF" border="0" /></a><strong>Stage 2:</strong> The middle profile is placed face down (i.e. with the back of the profile uppermost) on to your modelling area. Using the razor saw, cut the balsa wood into suitable lengths and glue them with the white glue on to the back of the middle profile (see diagram). It is recommended that some form of weight is carefully placed on the whole assembly, and that it is left there until the glue has dried. This should avoid any possibility of the wood warping during the drying process.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrKANnTTKzZZ7tgWfjdBy_cuVfqPgUPmKrqjTHyucgSwY3XKJ0ca81hfV3oOirLeGuId9ZATCisPCMSHrACWqKeCzYpfZKyLHWXgnvZgUdlBYjr47PblkNh_WQUetzBC0wfQPSUErZpj0/s1600-h/ProfileHillsDig02.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432458876149935874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrKANnTTKzZZ7tgWfjdBy_cuVfqPgUPmKrqjTHyucgSwY3XKJ0ca81hfV3oOirLeGuId9ZATCisPCMSHrACWqKeCzYpfZKyLHWXgnvZgUdlBYjr47PblkNh_WQUetzBC0wfQPSUErZpj0/s400/ProfileHillsDig02.GIF" border="0" /></a><strong>Stage 3:</strong> The same process is then applied to the small profile.<br /><br /><strong>Stage 4:</strong> The large profile is placed face up on to your modelling area. Using white glue, the middle profile is then glued on to the large profile, and then the small profile is glued on to the middle profile (see diagram). Care must be taken to ensure that the bottom edges of each profile are level with one another. It is recommended that some form of weight is carefully placed on the whole assembly, and that it is left there until the glue has dried. This should avoid any possibility of the wood warping during the drying process.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWrdZROfiIdbJ-jjffA3uoo3mhMC1IqVa02aG-U_pXkwB9WgvFgpVMSkTlRsosOSizW0sJ9T6YgG7T6hf2B0-4iQap2nof7zl_OlIxMLuQTch85ny1LoWGj_0FjPg8QVijw_HTDmLDLAl/s1600-h/ProfileHillsDig03.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432458870225105922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWrdZROfiIdbJ-jjffA3uoo3mhMC1IqVa02aG-U_pXkwB9WgvFgpVMSkTlRsosOSizW0sJ9T6YgG7T6hf2B0-4iQap2nof7zl_OlIxMLuQTch85ny1LoWGj_0FjPg8QVijw_HTDmLDLAl/s400/ProfileHillsDig03.GIF" border="0" /></a><strong>Stage 5:</strong> The completed assembly should now be glued with white glue to a base made from the thin plywood left over after the profiles were cut from the original sheet of plywood. It is recommended that some form of weight is carefully placed on the whole assembly, and that it is left there until the glue has dried. This should avoid any possibility of the wood warping during the drying process.<br /><br /><strong>Stage 6:</strong> The brown wrapping paper is now torn into small, randomly-shaped pieces (about 3" to 4" [75 mm to 100 mm] along their edges), screwed up, and flattened out. Using slightly watered-down white glue, these are then glued all over the vertical and horizontal surfaces of the mountain. This seals the surface of the wood, strengthens the glued joints, and gives the surface an uneven, rocky appearance. Once the glue has thoroughly dried, any loose bits of paper are trimmed off, and patches of scenic scatter material are glued (using slightly watered-down white glue) over the vertical surfaces of the mountain to enhance the rocky appearance of these surfaces. After the glue has dried, any loose scenic scatter material is brushed off.<br /><br /><strong>Stage 7: </strong>The mountain is now ready to be painted and/or flocked. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-68959034839894974302010-01-23T17:35:00.006+00:002010-05-21T15:15:34.777+01:00Modified Morschauser ‘19th Century' Wargames Rules<div align="justify">I have scanned in the <a href="http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2010/01/modified-morschauser-19th-century_23.html">latest draft</a> of my adaptation of Joseph Morschauser’s ‘Modern’ Period Rules for the 19th century era, and I have uploaded the rules to the <a href="http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/">Wargames Miscellany</a> blog. As you will see, I have made several small but important changes.<br /><br />These rules have not been written specifically for colonial wargaming, but with a few minor changes they should be very suitable. The sort of changes I envisage incorporate ideas from Joseph Morschauser's 'Frontier' Rules, which were designed for colonial conflicts. For example Native Infantry and Cavalry Units had different 'Battle Power' ratings (what I term Close Combat Power) that made them less effective in Close Combat.<br /><br />Once I have play-tested the basic 19th century rules, I will adapt them so that they can be used for colonial wargames. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-88513988842743568352010-01-06T22:53:00.002+00:002010-05-21T15:15:53.695+01:00Modified Morschauser ‘19th Century' Wargames Rules<div align="justify">I have finally managed to scan in the first draft of my adaptation of <a href="http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2010/01/modified-morschauser-19th-century.html">Joseph Morschauser's 'Modern' Period Rules for the 19th century</a> era, and I have uploaded the rules to the <a href="http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/">Wargames Miscellany</a> blog.<br /><br />The rules have not yet been play-tested, but I hope to begin this process in the very near future.</div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-16792974575769986682010-01-01T11:47:00.006+00:002010-05-21T15:16:12.989+01:00A version of Morschauser's rules for the late 19th century<div align="justify">Although they are not quite aimed at purely colonial conflicts, I have begun work on a version of my adaptation of Morschauser's 'Modern' Period Wargames Rules for the latter part of the 19th century.<br /><br />I will adding a draft of these rules to my <a href="http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/">Wargaming Miscellany</a> blog later today. Once I have play-tested them I will adapted them to include colonial armies as well. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-14414928388730710362009-12-12T21:10:00.005+00:002010-05-21T15:16:35.150+01:00Vanished Armies<div align="justify">Yesterday's post included a copy of VANISHED ARMIES - A RECORD OF MILITARY UNIFORM OBSERVED AND DRAWN IN VARIOUS EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DURING THE YEARS 1908 TO 1914. This is a collection of water coloured drawings and notes made by A E Haswell Miller whilst he was travelling around Europe in the years leading up to the First World War.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIHJXiUWYl_jNR0PVXKzAOwxA-0dISdLj0Jzx_r01XOqMLFWL0I5mCnUfibKnA13De5RHcLaJFoLoiPuRudOkhJV_eERIU0Q16tpMhFUDAG3uPGbseFhA9yZlJ0uyCMeGQqj_qqZr6hU/s1600-h/Books12-12-09-01.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414413036777976034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIHJXiUWYl_jNR0PVXKzAOwxA-0dISdLj0Jzx_r01XOqMLFWL0I5mCnUfibKnA13De5RHcLaJFoLoiPuRudOkhJV_eERIU0Q16tpMhFUDAG3uPGbseFhA9yZlJ0uyCMeGQqj_qqZr6hU/s400/Books12-12-09-01.JPG" border="0" /></a>The book costs £20.00 and has been edited by John Mollo. It was published a few months back by Shire Publications Ltd (ISBN 978 0 74780 739 1).<br /><br />The book covers the uniforms of the following countries: <ul><li>Great Britain (25 plates; 243 drawing)</li><li>The German Empire (16 plates; 161 drawings)</li><li>France (8 plates; 77 drawings)</li><li>Austria-Hungary (10 plates: 97 drawings)</li><li>Belgium (2 plates; 21 drawings)</li><li>Holland (4 plates; 35 drawings)</li><li>Italy (6 plates; 58 drawings)</li><li>Portugal (1 plate; 3 drawings)</li><li>Russia (2 plates; 10 drawings)</li><li>Spain (6 plates; 37 drawings)</li><li>Sweden (1 plate; 9 drawings)</li></ul>Although the drawings are mainly of dress uniforms worn by European troops there are some colonial uniforms in the collection including:<br /><br /><strong>British Empire</strong> <ul><li>Strathcona's Horse (Canada)</li><li>Royal Canadian Regiment</li><li>New Zealand Mounted Rifles</li><li>Kaffarian Rifles (South Africa)</li><li>Kimberley Regiment (South Africa)</li><li>Cape Mounted Rifles (South Africa)</li><li>Imperial Light Horse (South Africa)</li><li>48th Highlanders (Canada)</li><li>Australian Light Horse</li><li>Alberta Horse (Canada)</li><li>New Zealand Infantry</li><li>72nd Highlanders (Canada)</li><li>5th Royal Scots (Canada)</li><li>Australian Forces</li><li>Canterbury Mounted Rifles (New Zealand)</li><li>Prince Alfred's Guards (South Africa)</li><li>Canadian Field Artillery</li><li>58th Vaughan's Rifles [Frontier Force] (India)</li></ul><strong>German Empire</strong> <ul><li>German South-West Africa <em>Schutztruppe</em></li><li>German East Africa <em>Schutztruppe</em></li><li>German West Africa <em>Schutztruppe</em></li></ul><strong>France</strong> <ul><li><em>Spahis</em></li><li><em>Zouaves</em></li><li><em>Chasseurs d'Afrique</em></li><li><em>Tirailleurs Algeriens</em></li><li>Foreign Legion</li></ul><strong>Holland</strong> <ul><li>Colonial Troops</li><li>West Indies Service Corps</li><li>Marines</li><li>Royal Dutch East India Army</li></ul><strong>Spain</strong> <ul><li>Colonial Infantry</li></ul></div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-51524442948671139782009-11-29T22:45:00.004+00:002010-05-21T15:17:18.647+01:00A version of Morschauser's Rules for the Colonial Era is on the distant horizon<div align="justify">If you are a regular reader of my main blog you will be aware that I have been spending a lot of time recently working on a version of Joseph Morschauser's 'Modern' Period Wargames Rules.<br /><br />The original idea was to do this so that I could then try to recreate the rules he used to fight his famous colonial wargames but, as so often happens, I have got myself involved in developing my own version of his rules.<br /><br />This process is now moving towards a conclusion, and when it gets there I think that it should not take me too long to write a version of Morschauser's Wargames Rules for the Colonial Era. When I do I will report my progress here as well as on my main blog. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-2577285448011526622009-11-06T19:41:00.006+00:002009-11-06T22:29:22.281+00:00Recent book acquisitionsI have already mentioned Osprey's book about the ARMIES OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY 1750 – 1850 by Stuart Reid and Gerry Embleton (Men-at-Arms series No. 453) on my main blog <a href="http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/">Wargaming Miscellany</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfoIA5ChfpchLAi9Uy9KTbEf_tE4hJrd57CgZwimTgCQzQD6kitKVcPUR2540DP4E55O2dWAWoZOnPCuPxo7pSUIdfrIi1frz_hQhSzN-PgXRefudBrGwRbbWSyxtnWxSVqwhw2Bw6b8/s1600-h/Books11-10-09-02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391410675185282802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfoIA5ChfpchLAi9Uy9KTbEf_tE4hJrd57CgZwimTgCQzQD6kitKVcPUR2540DP4E55O2dWAWoZOnPCuPxo7pSUIdfrIi1frz_hQhSzN-PgXRefudBrGwRbbWSyxtnWxSVqwhw2Bw6b8/s400/Books11-10-09-02.JPG" /></a>I have now had the opportunity to read the book, and although it is not a period of colonial history that I know much about or have wargamed very often, it was very good.<br /><br />Its chapters include: <ul><li>Background</li><li>Chronology</li><li>The Early Years</li><ul>Madras – Bengal – Bombay</ul><li>Crown and Company</li><ul>The Cornwallis reorganisation plan, 1780s – officers' grievances, 1790s – Europeanization of the officer corps</ul><ul>The Great Mutiny</ul><li>European Infantry</li><ul>The battalions, 1748 - 62</ul><ul>Uniforms</ul><li>Native Infantry</li><ul>Battalions and uniforms: Bengal – Madras – Bombay</ul><ul>The Sepoy Line</ul><li>Cavalry</li><ul>Madras – Bengal – Bombay</ul><li>Artillery & Engineers</li><li>Plate Commentaries</li></ul>The other book I recently acquired was given to me by my old friend Tony Hawkins. It is entitled A REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN OF 1879 and is was written by Adrian Greaves and Ian Knight.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe122EU6IPZmjlZBAk39k8AgwqqfhMgeSTkG6Lo-wMbI9gu7qH0DJOO9V7GVFvmMvN_LtK7wAVWlo5Asr6DSSD8oBH9epdg4Npr0FKZCS254WgJnJenniAvPi0iaGh_-5-XxJdLRzBPpP/s1600-h/Books06-11-09-02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401120944711933394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe122EU6IPZmjlZBAk39k8AgwqqfhMgeSTkG6Lo-wMbI9gu7qH0DJOO9V7GVFvmMvN_LtK7wAVWlo5Asr6DSSD8oBH9epdg4Npr0FKZCS254WgJnJenniAvPi0iaGh_-5-XxJdLRzBPpP/s400/Books06-11-09-02.JPG" /></a>The title is a little misleading as it is not so much a history of the Zulu War, but more a series of biographies of the officers who died. As such it is an invaluable source of information to anyone who wants to know about the sort of man who became an officer in the British Army during the middle of Queen Victoria's reign.Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-43501579099247397272009-10-01T19:23:00.005+01:002010-05-21T15:17:46.713+01:00Problem with my Colonial wargaming website solved<div align="justify">I received an email today from the company that hosts my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming</a> website. It informed me of my new password, and as a result I have been able to upload the latest update.<br /><br />The latter is not very large – just the addition of the details about <a href="http://bobscolonialwargaming.blogspot.com/2009/09/osprey-warrior-138-roosevelts-rough.html">ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS</a> – but as work progresses with the latest draft of WHEN EMPIRES CLASH! – COLONIAL WARS (the new working title of the Colonial variant) it is nice to know that I can update my website as and when I need to. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-66251342221464980262009-09-27T09:27:00.002+01:002009-09-27T09:37:00.199+01:00Problems with my Colonial Wargaming websiteI have just paid the annual renewal fee to the company that hosts my <a href="http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/">Colonial Wargaming</a> website, but when I went to log on to it today to add an update, I was refused access as my password in no longer valid! I suspect that they have sent a new password to me in the post, but that their letter is 'lost' in the mountain of mail that has yet to be delivered.<br /><br />The website is still there and functioning ... I just can't update it at present! So, whilst my service provider sorts the problem out, I am going to begin work on a redraft of the Colonial wargaming version of WHEN EMPIRES CLASH!Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535571516395158271.post-65596845472815901822009-09-12T09:17:00.005+01:002010-05-21T15:18:12.920+01:00Osprey Warrior 138 - Roosevelt's Rough Riders<div align="justify">I managed to visit a local bookshop after work yesterday and was able to buy a copy of the recently published ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS. It is volume 138 in Osprey's WARRIOR series (ISBN 978 1 84603 383 4), and cost £11.99 ($18.95).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKM1wc6HPqxrOJUn34Kd3F9uRkFIxYNrf4bdFvInQGM9ENR_N6uJk5ePpjajJZg7uUi5boQSdkcTMS1JaMESF-hHN49WfsS2o3sIJM7OiQhRb3xlZLQgmlYH0pM2DnRZ3qkx0YhYGcOrM/s1600-h/OspreyWarrior138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380493211318941826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKM1wc6HPqxrOJUn34Kd3F9uRkFIxYNrf4bdFvInQGM9ENR_N6uJk5ePpjajJZg7uUi5boQSdkcTMS1JaMESF-hHN49WfsS2o3sIJM7OiQhRb3xlZLQgmlYH0pM2DnRZ3qkx0YhYGcOrM/s400/OspreyWarrior138.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have several books about the Spanish-American War and this is a worthy addition to my collection. Besides giving an easy-to-read account of the actions that the regiment took part in, it also covers its origins, what life was like in camp before and during the campaign in Cuba, and what happened to some of its members after the regiment was disbanded.<br /><br />As one would expect from an Osprey book, it is well illustrated with both photographs and colour illustrations. </div>Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com2