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| Egyptian troops on the march elsewhere in the theatre of operations |
Apologies for the delay in getting the preliminary details of what was the first battle of our campaign out. Life sometimes does have a habit of getting in the way of the fun things however I thought four weeks plus was far too long to leave thins up in the air.
As you recall the first weeks responses have been sent out to all the participants and Major General Davis has encountered some enemy to his front.
The plan for these campaign battles was to always use them as a way of introducing more players from the club into the games as required to serve several very important roles.
Firstly, it is always best when the column commander cannot control all the key roles in the battle. Sometimes it is best to develop a small bit of character within the on-table personalities such as a head strong Cavalry commander, a stubborn Scots Guards Regimental Colonel etc. In this way orders can at times be somewhat laxly interpreted much to the frustration of the overall Commander in Chief.
You can then also introduce small side lines into the battle which some of the minor players may be aware of without the C In C having an inkling of why Captain Tudway wont support Captain Smiths charge!
All good fun.
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| Very important to have all elements of the command led by named officers as it does make the battle reports so much more personable. |
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| All set for the battle ahead |
So as you can see Major General Davis has a challenge ahead of him as he attempts to ensure he doesn't go the way of Pasha Hicks so early in the campaign proceedings. The presence of a third party, in this case Roger Fredericks of "The Standard?" newspaper, whom none of the players will control also gives the umpire (me!) a lot of scope for wandering off into awkward situations, places that he should certainly not be in and even worse, areas where he could possibly put th entire columns well-being in jeopardy.
More soon.
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