Being a mostly visual diary of the creation of high quality, historically accurate 25mm/28mm scale terrain
for a refight of the battle waged by the British and Afghans on July 27th, 1880,
in time for its recent 130th anniversary on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010.
Above is a pic of Lt. Colonel James Galbraith, Regimental Colour in hand, alongside Bobbie the regimental dog and some of the other "Last Eleven" survivors of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment, making their last stand in one of the walled gardens just South of Khig village, a few miles West of the Afghan town of Maiwand.
Monday, October 25, 2010
PACIFICON cont'd (24/25)
The table is set, the Anglo-Indian brigade in place but the Afghans -- so many, MANY Afghans -- will take a bit longer to lay out...
The gentleman at the lower left corner of the table (whose name I sadly can't remember!) was my cavalry sub-commander, whose consummate dash and unbridled aggression contributed so much to the British victory...
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