Here's a synopsis of the Story of the Senegal Revolt of 1879, whose first part first appeared in the WAR GAME DIGEST issue, Fall 197 1. The Senegal Revolt was a series of two battles fought between David Rusk and myself several years ago, using 25mm African Colonial war game troops. I played the part of the native leader, El Schmer, rebelling against the Continental 'troops of the Imperium, led by David Rusk. My forces were 100 % natives, so I naturally had to use different tactics against the white regulars, since I had little or no firepower. In the first battle, at Senegal Gap, David got overexcited and allowed my natives to get in real close for a charge that broke his square, and my gallant warriors destroyed the Imperium division! The second action was called the Battle of Shaka Ridge, and once again, David formed a huge square, placing his cannons on top of a small mound that lay in the center, and from which he killed my gallant natives in hordes. This time, he maintained his square in position, until stung by my horrible casualties to his artillery, I charged from all sides. The cool and devastating fire of the Imperiurn regulars finished the job, and El Schiner died a gallant death leading his poor warriors to their doom on the bayonets of the white troops! Thus ended the Senegal Revolt of 1879, and one of most exciting African Colonial war game series. Thereafter, we "mixed" our armies with both European and native troops, since we realized no native horde could withstand the firepower of the long range rifles of the invaders! A lesson I'm afraid learned by many gallant native armies in real history! (From "The Soldier Factory News", Vol 2., Summer, 1974. Submitted by Gary Zaharek) Back to MWAN #97 Table of Contents Back to MWAN List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1999 Hal Thinglum This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com