| Navy Fower Wun Seven | 30 Oct 2017 2:43 a.m. PST |
Dear All,
This Sunday at the uni we recreated the charge of the 4 Australian Light Horse at the Battle of Beersheba, 31 October 1917
An account and more photos here:
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| McWong73 | 30 Oct 2017 3:13 a.m. PST |
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| Andrew Preziosi | 30 Oct 2017 3:22 a.m. PST |
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| Alan Lauder | 30 Oct 2017 4:13 a.m. PST |
Nice work – a great commemoration. Will try to give my light horse a run this weekend! |
jurgenation  | 30 Oct 2017 5:30 a.m. PST |
Great game…love the Light horse/ |
| nukesnipe | 30 Oct 2017 6:13 a.m. PST |
I hold the Lighthorsemen charge at Beersheba one of the most amazing military feats in history. |
| Wargamer Blue | 30 Oct 2017 6:21 a.m. PST |
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| Navy Fower Wun Seven | 30 Oct 2017 12:41 p.m. PST |
Thanks so much for all the kind comments gents! |
| Bandolier | 30 Oct 2017 3:12 p.m. PST |
Great looking game and nice reports Ralph.
I'm glad you stressed that they weren't cavalry. I wince every time I hear about it being a cavalry charge. I will have to watch the The Lighthorsemen this week in commemoration. One of my all-time favourite movies. |
| Louie N | 30 Oct 2017 4:38 p.m. PST |
A great report. Thank you |
| Frederick | 30 Oct 2017 5:50 p.m. PST |
Great work! Sounds like a ton of fun, too |
| Henry Martini | 30 Oct 2017 6:27 p.m. PST |
It's a pity Jim has never got around to making end sections for his trenches. |
| Demosthenes Of Athens | 30 Oct 2017 10:15 p.m. PST |
May I suggest after you have watched "The Lighthorsemen" follow up with "Forty Thousand Horsemen". |
| Navy Fower Wun Seven | 30 Oct 2017 10:40 p.m. PST |
Thanks for your kind comments Mick, Louie and Frederick. Yes, definitely Mounted Infantrymen – armed with 18 inch bayonets, not sabres! |
| Chuckaroobob | 31 Oct 2017 11:25 a.m. PST |
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| Von Trinkenessen | 31 Oct 2017 12:39 p.m. PST |
A lot of my grandfather's mates in the 20's and 30's in Victoria were 4th Light Horse, so well done. |
| 47Ronin | 01 Nov 2017 9:45 a.m. PST |
Great pictures of a very good looking game. I played in a Beersheba game many years ago at an HMGS convention. The game was hosted by the late Mark Hayes, co-author of the rulebook "The Last Crusade." Great fun. One of the scenarios in the book covers the 4th ALH at Beersheba. If you can find the rules, they are worth a look. |
| Navy Fower Wun Seven | 01 Nov 2017 11:05 p.m. PST |
Thanks mate. Will look around, but actually I was very happy with the way BA covered it! |
| SgtGuinness | 15 Mar 2019 3:16 a.m. PST |
I don't know how I missed this thread….Outstanding AAR and great looking game. Beautiful Australian Light Horse figs. I'd never heard of the movie the Forty Thousand Horsemen before. I'll be looking for it now.
Cheers,
JB |
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