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Battle of Aliwal 1846

Battle of Aliwal 1846
By Michael Perry

Thursday, 3 May 2012

Graveside

Hi gents
Tough day at work today so to unwind I did a quick set up and remined myself that there are worst things in life.Hope the pics aren't too dark.

The Spanish were very adept at guerrilla warfare.
Unlucky
Even unluckier the French take revenge from any local near by.
No wonder the Spanish were pitiless to captured French may have used this firing squad myself today at one point!.
These figure painted by Dave Jarvis.
Grave side scene just to show of the Ainsty head stone..
another shot of the Ainsty head stone
Very atmospheric me thinks!
One of the beggar conversions.
Looking forward to Carronade this weekend next post after that.
Best wishes
Willie
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11 comments:

  1. Jay3 May 2012 at 15:21

    Interesting theme from beginning to end. Very nice, Willie.

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    1. Willie Anderson3 May 2012 at 15:32

      Jay,

      Not a great day for me, not like me to let it get to me. The beauty of the hobbie is that you can lose yourself in the mini which helps keep the sanity!!!

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  2. kingsleypark3 May 2012 at 15:40

    Lovely wee dioramas.

    Whilst the campaigns of Wellington in the Penisular are so well known, it is always useful to remember that a pretty vicious and merciless guerrila war was being fought by the Spanish against the French and which contibuted in no small way to the French defeat. So thanks for reminding us of that Willie

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  3. Michael Awdry4 May 2012 at 00:24

    Very atmospheric indeed! It might have been a rotten day, but these are very poignant ‘set ups’. I can’t help but be reminded of the great Goya himself.

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  4. Rodger4 May 2012 at 03:24

    Fantastic photos Willie! Made me think of Goya too.

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  5. The Angry Lurker4 May 2012 at 05:39

    Very true and very well done Willie.

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  6. Phil4 May 2012 at 08:01

    Fantastic pics! Much intensity in the execution squad, I agree with "kingsleypark", it's useful to remember that spanish guerilla had a big role in this war!
    Thanks for sharing your superb work!

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  7. Silver Whistle4 May 2012 at 11:35

    A picture tells a thousand words.Great bit of story telling, done through your lens.

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  8. Dalauppror4 May 2012 at 11:38

    Lovely looking minis !!!

    best regards Michael

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  9. Engel4 May 2012 at 13:59

    Great work and a nice story to it.

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  10. Willie Anderson5 May 2012 at 00:35

    Thanks for all the comments gents!

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