"Favorite Colonial Power?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	27 Apr 2016 11:21 a.m. PST
Which country from the Colonial period is your favorite?
Winston Smith	27 Apr 2016 11:24 a.m. PST
British
Winston Smith	27 Apr 2016 11:25 a.m. PST
And if you are asking about "TSATF black card draw", then Afghans.
Rich Bliss	27 Apr 2016 11:25 a.m. PST
Ethiopia
advocate	27 Apr 2016 11:50 a.m. PST
Do the Maori count as a country in this contex? Or do you mean which colonizing power, in which case I'll go with British.
PJ ONeill	27 Apr 2016 11:56 a.m. PST
Zulus
Knight of St John	27 Apr 2016 12:12 p.m. PST
British.
ironicon	27 Apr 2016 12:14 p.m. PST
British. My grandfather came over from the old country.
Cerdic	27 Apr 2016 12:15 p.m. PST
British. Not that I am biased, or anything….
Rrobbyrobot	27 Apr 2016 12:17 p.m. PST
The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
cavcrazy	27 Apr 2016 12:20 p.m. PST
Great Britain
Shagnasty	27 Apr 2016 12:39 p.m. PST
UK!
Ceterman	27 Apr 2016 12:41 p.m. PST
The Brits! As for enemies of the Queen, Zulu's of course!
English Thegn	27 Apr 2016 1:17 p.m. PST
British! And I am biased…!
abelp01	27 Apr 2016 1:31 p.m. PST
British, they had cool looking helmets. ;)
jurgenation	27 Apr 2016 1:50 p.m. PST
The Germans
Richard Brooks	27 Apr 2016 3:05 p.m. PST
Hinterland's Female Hussars and Askari with Brigade Games female zouaves.
epturner	27 Apr 2016 3:33 p.m. PST
Zulus for sure. Eric
The Hound	27 Apr 2016 4:29 p.m. PST
Belgians
CorroPredo	27 Apr 2016 4:50 p.m. PST
Germans of course!
DisasterWargamer	27 Apr 2016 5:02 p.m. PST
British and the NW Frontier/Mutiny
rvandusen	27 Apr 2016 5:23 p.m. PST
I can't decide. Britain, France, Germany…. it depends on the campaign. I almost forgot Japan.
FusilierDan	27 Apr 2016 5:29 p.m. PST
Lakota.
robert piepenbrink	27 Apr 2016 5:38 p.m. PST
Brits for a Power. But if I could pick a regiment, the US 4th Cavalry.
Mute Bystander	27 Apr 2016 6:47 p.m. PST
Whoever is fighting the British.
skippy0001	27 Apr 2016 6:58 p.m. PST
Martians…err Ahngarkans as they call themselves.
Old Jarhead	27 Apr 2016 7:00 p.m. PST
The Raj of course, born in Scotland, ancestors served in 21st foot/Royal Scots Fusiliers. BUT not biased in any way
Ragbones	27 Apr 2016 7:15 p.m. PST
The UK; a toss-up between the Zulu and the Dervish.
gavandjosh02	27 Apr 2016 10:01 p.m. PST
US
Buckeye AKA Darryl	28 Apr 2016 2:41 a.m. PST
Germans: link
Yellow Admiral	28 Apr 2016 7:00 a.m. PST
Carthage.
Old Contemptibles	28 Apr 2016 8:20 a.m. PST
British with the French as a very close second.
Gunfreak	28 Apr 2016 9:15 a.m. PST
Let me answer with this YouTube link
andysyk	28 Apr 2016 10:06 a.m. PST
Belgians for cruelty, Italians for inefficiency .
wrgmr1	28 Apr 2016 2:06 p.m. PST
French Foreign Legion. British as second
WillieB	28 Apr 2016 2:35 p.m. PST
Swedish in Africa.
Triplecdad	28 Apr 2016 8:01 p.m. PST
Okay gunfreak, that was cool, gave me chills and I am a rebel from across the pond.
Chuckaroobob	28 Apr 2016 8:44 p.m. PST
I gotta go with the French Foreign Legion, so France.
dBerczerk	29 Apr 2016 3:48 a.m. PST
Imperial (Czarist) Russia
Guthroth	29 Apr 2016 5:05 a.m. PST
British of course. YouTube link And let's not forget this is all pre CGI …..
Frederick	29 Apr 2016 6:28 a.m. PST
Brits and all of their colonial forces
javelin98	29 Apr 2016 8:30 a.m. PST
…what?
Triplecdad	29 Apr 2016 8:49 p.m. PST
The lions of Tsavo. Moved into the neighborhood, killed a bunch of the locals, established a small kingdom which they ruled for a short time, until the British – as usual – opted for a violent change of leadership.
Cerdic	30 Apr 2016 1:13 p.m. PST
Mute Bystander…..that gives you PLENTY of options!
Doctor X	30 Apr 2016 6:00 p.m. PST
British.
Inkpaduta	01 May 2016 10:26 a.m. PST
Germans followed by the Italians.
Royston Papworth	01 May 2016 11:52 a.m. PST
Great Britain
etotheipi	01 May 2016 3:29 p.m. PST
Picnic country ..? … now that's a colonial power!
Mute Bystander	06 May 2016 5:35 a.m. PST
LOL, Cerdic, I know… I know… Makes life easy, it does…I probably should have said 1600s Spain (but that is my Villain mode and I was not "there" that day.)
Murvihill	09 May 2016 9:49 a.m. PST
For me it's always the one I'm currently painting, so that'd be Afghans right now…