tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33102303.post7083440596218272179..comments2021-10-13T10:34:41.626+01:00Comments on 19th Century Sudan Wargames Armies 1883-1885: Royal Naval Brigade Gatling Gun and crewlegatus hedliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33102303.post-90761703947641571642021-08-22T00:42:43.537+01:002021-08-22T00:42:43.537+01:00Great painting there - an inspiration to us all.
...Great painting there - an inspiration to us all. <br /><br />Henry Newbolt's poem "Vita Lampada" was partially about the battle of Abu Klea and includes the verse:<br /><br />The sand of the desert is sodden red, -<br />Red with the wreck of a square that broke; -<br />The Gatling's jammed and the colonel dead,<br />And the regiment blind with dust and smoke.<br />The river of death has brimmed his banks,<br />And England's far, and Honour a name,<br />But the voice of schoolboy rallies the ranks,<br />"Play up! play up! and play the game!"<br /><br />(read more at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Newbolt#%22Vita%C3%AF_Lampada%22) <br /><br />It was actually the Gardner gun which jammed in this battle; and these days we might question the policies that led to the event: but as a stirring picture of men outnumbered and far from home, it can't be beaten. <br /><br />rpgingerbarneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066008331672948894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33102303.post-24071628403998907862008-06-01T20:13:00.000+01:002008-06-01T20:13:00.000+01:00If you're looking for one of those little guns, I ...If you're looking for one of those little guns, I beleive they were made by W. Britains as part of their 'Deetail' series later on. They went with the French Foreign Legion Line. You can find them on Ebay.<BR/><BR/>~TSThe Mad Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438822416917890814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33102303.post-54326054677958449252007-08-23T19:15:00.000+01:002007-08-23T19:15:00.000+01:00Looks very impressive!Really enjoy your blog.cheer...Looks very impressive!<BR/>Really enjoy your blog.<BR/>cheers<BR/>Davidmeadows boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com