Major Disaster

Major Disaster at Abu Klea

Willie had a scenario ready to go when we arrived in the garage, the table was sent up with a ridge across the middle bisected by a road leading from the desert edge to the Nile.  The British lined up ready to assualt the Arab/Beja held ridge, some confusion as to where the British Naval contingent would arrive. 

Shortbread tin Gordon Highlanders

Masses of River Arabs

The Arabs had artillery in the ridegline sangers with irregular riflemen backed up with four units of tribesman and two small camels units

JPs cannon

Little did the Arabs know what was to hit them Major Disaster with his bugler Corporal Punishment!

Major Disaster leads on the right

The Highlanders led the advance forced into the centre by thorny scrub.  they made good time Doubling right up to the ridge but ending up one unit after another.  The Fuzzies came forward on the Donkey track with Camelry but these were repulsed by Major Disaster and his Hussars

Fuzzy Camels

Under sniper fire

The first highland unit spent sometime pinned down under fire from the Arab shooters, their inexperienced leader was useless to intervene

Highlander Advance

 Once rallied the Highlanders got into the Arb Position forcing them out at bayonet point. Things however became desperate the follow on units didnt advance now under artillery fire.

Pinned down! 

However the tribal infantry refused to close in on them failing order after order to get in

En Bayed

Everyone loves a sailor

The Highland commander was dismayed at the lack of naval support, the Naval Gun did silence the Arab battery but this went unnoticed while the Major Disaster struck, In all the Major crushed four units until he ended up surrounded by Fuzzies

This was a soldiers battle as the Highlander Commander was inexperienced and the Naval Commander was an Idiot however the result was a victory for The Empire

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