New Blood on the Nile Black Powder Supplement Hits Pre-Order
October 17, 2014 by dracs
Warlord Games are soon to be releasing a new supplement for Black Powder, letting you recreate the battles of the Mardhist Wars in Egypt. Now there is Blood on the Nile as this supplement goes up for pre-order.
The Mahdist Wars began when the Mahdi led his troops from the Sudan to overthrow the British government in Egypt, leading to the might of the British military returning to punish the Mahdi for this insult to Empire.
Admittedly, my knowledge of this period pretty much begins and ends with Corporal Jones' stories of when he was fighting the mad Mahdi in Dad's Army. However, it is a period which holds a great deal of interest for me, being one of the defining battles of British colonialism, and offering plenty of opportunities for tabletop gaming.
As usual, Warlord have an exclusive miniature to go out with the pre-order.
Colonel Burnaby is certainly an interesting figure. A British officer who apparently had a keen interest in hot air balloons, he fought in the Sudan and died at the Battle of Abu Klea.
Do you plan to pre-order this supplement? Is it a historical period you are interested in?
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Deffo interested in this, my problem is no one else i know is lol plus being poor doesnt help, one day maybe when my numbers come up he he
Interesting period. Perrys do some nice metal figures for the timeline
There’s a memorial Obelisk within the confines of St Phillips Cathedral Birmingham to Colonel Burnaby and a famous poem relating to his demise. There’s a breathless hush in the Close to-night— Ten to make and the match to win— A bumping pitch and a blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in. And it’s not for the sake of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish hope of a season’s fame, But his captain’s hand on his shoulder smote “Play up! play up! and play the game!” The sand of the desert is sodden red,— Red with the… Read more »
Watch ‘The Four Feathers’ 2002 version with Heath Ledger for a great inspiration for this period/war. Colonialism at its most splendid, tragic and appalling.
this may get me into Black Powder
Actually the rebellion started against the Egyptian government in the Sudan. The Brits, who had a close but turbulent relationship with the Egyptian Government because of the Suez Canal, sent various British officers down to the Sudan to help the Egyptians organise their defences but one, Pasha Hicks, got massacred with most of the Egyptian field army. Charles Gordon, who had previously ruled their as Governor General and had helped suppress the slave trade, was then sent as it was hoped his influence would counter act the Mahdis, but to no avail and he ended up besieged in Khartoum. Enter… Read more »