1st post, Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Here's my first post and introduction of my blog as I dive into miniature wargaming (10mm to be exact) in specific the zulu wars of 1879. Bearing in mind this is more for my personal enjoyment as I learn more and more of the zulu wars, so if you, the reader, enjoy it then that's just a plus!

The general layout of the blog is taken inspiration from another miniatures blog,  the idea of adding in the history is taken from it as well but I had always planned on doing this as I learn more and more..

First up, is the battle of Isandlwana, personally my favourite as it shown the dedication the British had to their commanding officers, the soldiers had chances to leave yet they stayed and inevitably died by the side of their officer, heroic.

As it stands just now I've already ordered my first batch of  infantry and some scenery.

THE ARMY

Looking into the order, there was 2 regiments. 1 lead by Brevet Colonel Anthony Durnford and the other lead by Brevet Lieutenant Henry Pulliene, with additional Natal 'irregulars' and a small group from the 5th Brigade of the Royal Artillery.

Doing some research and here is the list of 'known' numbers of the British force.

2 seven pound guns with 70 men from the 5th Brigade of the Royal Artillery

5 Companies from the 1st Battalion of the 24th Foot regiment

1 company from the 2nd Battalion of the 24th Foot regiment.

Plus the Natal additions to the army

Still need to do research on exactly how many men were in a single battalion.

THE MINIATURE WARGAMING

To add to the 10mm scale, 1 base is 40x20mm meaning 6 figures per base, either 2 or 4 cavalry, haven't decided yet as there is only a few natal horsemen in the battle, or 4 for the Natal infantry base seen as they won't be lined as well as the British troops were. Staggered formation if you will. 1 figure stands for 3 actual troops so a 6 figure base is 18 men in real life (this is following the set of rules which I will talk about in another post!)
Plus separate bases for the Brevet Colonels!

To finish the first post, here's some artwork of a mid-battle scene.
Thanks for reading!