RECAPTURING THE GUNS – BATTLE OF TAMAI 1884
The Black Watch and Naval Brigade recapture the Gatling and Gardner guns after the square is broken at Tamai.
The Naval Brigade advance
To be continued
Cheers
Martyn
RECAPTURING THE GUNS – BATTLE OF TAMAI 1884
The Black Watch and Naval Brigade recapture the Gatling and Gardner guns after the square is broken at Tamai.
The Naval Brigade advance
To be continued
Cheers
Martyn
Very nice Martyn and thanks for sharing all of your "Trophy Goodies"
Got a good hunch you'll come up with another the next time your bored Marttyn and a nice way of ending this one.....Joe
Beautiful sets Martyn...........especially love the mule amunitions and the gun sets.
Thank you Michael. I got to agree about the mule sets they came as an add on to SET#EQ16 the Mountain Artillery Battery
Cheers
Martyn
Martyn.
Wonderful pics of the Sudan/Egypt series! Did the mules come in a box? Were they ID'd by set #? Tell us more of the pedigree!!!
Mike
The 3 mules shown in the picture were purchased back in the mid 1990's as add on's to set#EQ16, their catalogue number was EQ17 and they came in pairs, 1 handler + 1 mule and retailed at £16.70 ($27). I bought 4 sets, one handler marching was 24th, one handler marching was Indian Army, 1 handler marching was RA and 1 RA handler was stationary with his mule.
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Martyn
Glad you liked it Joe, Raymond, Andanna and Mike.
Here we are Joe with the end of the story
RECAPTURING THE GUNS – BATTLE OF TAMAI 1884 part 2
The Gardner gun, back in Naval Brigade hands
Along with the Gatling
Both now brought to bear on the Dervish
This Dervish does not realise all is lost
This one is no more trouble
Even the Ammunition mules are rescued before the Dervish can take the ammo or slaughter them
Forward men
Since the disaster at Isandhlwana in the Zulu War there are no longer drummer boys, this one is a seasoned campaigner
Cheers
Martyn