The slow build up continues around the Chatham Lower Lines, and sapping and mining will be a feature of this campaign game. Siege training really took off at Chatham after the Siege of Sebastopol - which had highlighted many deficiencies across the whole army, including the Engineers.
As a result of the great siege in the Crimea, the Royal Sappers and Miners would be amalgamated with the Royal Engineers in 1856 to become the new Corps of Royal Engineers. For this campaign some hearty Crimean and Mutiny types will be fulfilling this role.
The trenches of Sebastopol
Ubique - Sappers and Miners
I look forward to seeing what such industry produces…
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Thank you - I am hopeful of things progressing this week
ReplyDeleteLooking good!!
ReplyDeleteAn excellent fusion of Early photographs, prints and toy soldiers in to outdoors games. I am enjoying your books.
ReplyDeleteI have long been side-interested in the ‘forgotten’ Crimean War including its early photographs of real individuals and also naming of streets after Crimean battles in my local area near a Guards barracks. Never got around to my planned 15mm Peter Laing Crimean armies …
Thank you both, and I have really enjoyed researching this and putting it together.
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