"Second Battle of Ali Masjid" Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Oct 2025 4:22 p.m. PST |
"The 1878 battle of Ali Masjid is known to history as the first action of the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878-1880, but hidden until now has been the tale of the Second Battle of Ali Masjid, fought approximately one year later, when a coordinated attack was launched by combined regular, tribal and ghazi forces on the Afghan mountain fort which was by then occupied by a British brigade and also on the division strength column dispatched to relieve them. This battle holds added significance for the players in the "NEVER TRUST ANYONE ON THE FRONTIER!" North-West Frontier campaign over on the Lead Adventure Forum, since it was there that arguably the two most note-worthy figures on the entire frontier — the ever evil Mulehead Khan of the Waziris (my hated foe), and the ever enlightened Umra Khan of the Afridis (my honored friend) — first crossed paths…"
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Frederick  | 05 Oct 2025 5:04 p.m. PST |
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| Greylegion | 05 Oct 2025 6:04 p.m. PST |
Really, really good stuff. |
| Wackmole9 | 05 Oct 2025 8:11 p.m. PST |
A true Master of how to run a awesome game! |
| Tango01 | 06 Oct 2025 5:36 p.m. PST |
Happy you like it boys… Armand |
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