"New photographic evidence of the "Great Patio" War ." Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Mar 2022 7:59 p.m. PST |
"I've posted before on my fascination of that little know conflict – "The Great Patio War" (Tin Soldiering On: Mr Kipling Under Fire. (tonystoysoldiers.blogspot.com) and I'm very pleased to announce that three new startling photographs have come into my possession passed onto me by a collector who wishes to remain anonymous due to the heated controversy this subject always causes . As you know "The Great Patio War" has been little studied (probably due to the total incompetence of both sides in the conflict and the lack of documentation ) , it has been thought that 'Blue Army' used Colonial troops during this conflict and these photos show I believe photographic evidence of their presence . The above post shows a patrol of colonial Askaris with two European officers/NCO's moving through some heavy vegetation which is know to have bordered the Patio , there seems to be an ancient ruin or temple in the background which would fit with archaeological find for the area…"
From Tin Sodiering On Blog
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FusilierDan  | 15 Mar 2022 3:37 a.m. PST |
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 The Virtual Armchair General  | 15 Mar 2022 10:34 a.m. PST |
Somewhere, Mr. Wells is smiling…. TVAG |
| Tango01 | 15 Mar 2022 2:20 p.m. PST |
Happy you like them boys… Armand |
| Zephyr1 | 15 Mar 2022 8:17 p.m. PST |
That's no temple, that's a couple of garden gnomes about to ambush that column… ;-) |
| Tango01 | 16 Mar 2022 2:16 p.m. PST |
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