"The Indian Contingent in East Sudan / 1885" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Jan 2020 9:08 p.m. PST |
Using a translator… became a very good article… link
Hope you enjoy!
Amicalement
Armand |
| Jack Jones | 03 Jan 2020 3:54 a.m. PST |
I found this blog a while ago – it‘s excellent. |
| Grelber | 03 Jan 2020 10:30 a.m. PST |
Even without translating, the pictures are great. Must go back and translate the caption for the "Indischen Priester:" is this like a Sikh chaplain or something? Grelber |
| Grelber | 03 Jan 2020 11:34 a.m. PST |
So, the "Indischen Priester" thing goes like this using a machine translation:
In his book (Fighting the Fuzzy-Wuzzy), Cosson describes an Indian priest who was found in the camp of the Indian contingent: "There was one priest in the Indian contingent who was a really unusual character. His turban consisted of a miraculous structure that grew up from year to year, like his holiness. For each further story or deed, a metal disc was tied into the turban, causing its headgear to reach an impressive height of almost 6 feet. It is said that he never takes off his turban, not even when he goes to sleep. His only weapon is a stick and his greatest endeavor is to kill Mohammedans in a crowning act of humanity. " Not clear if he is an official chaplain or just worked his way in, but would still be a great figure to model for a Sudan game.
Grelber |
| Tango01 | 03 Jan 2020 1:01 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjooyed it my friends!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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| Timmo uk | 03 Jan 2020 2:07 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 04 Jan 2020 12:08 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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