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d~ ~be ]~ 1)uri~tt NORTH AMERICA'S FOREMOST MINIATURE GAMING MAGAZINE FEATURE ARTICLES THE SUDAN, PART 11-1885-1899 LYNN BODIN continues his popular history of the Period THE RISE AND FAll OF THE FALSE PROPHET OF THE SAN JUANS LYNN BODIN describes a Wargame Campaign based on the Sudan THE BATTLE OF GUERRERO NICK NASCA TI & KEN SKINNER describe a game played with Complete Brigadier VEGITUS REVISITED RICHARD ARMSTRONG presents a " lesson in Ancient battle formations" THE RATING GAME NED ZUPAR KO, Napoleonic Editor, reviews Napoleonic troop rating systems A WESTERN SKIRMISH JIM BIRDSEYE in the old west THE RIOT WARGAME JIM WALLMAN and a game of crowd co ntrol, Riot & Police SKIRMISH GAMING RULES FOR THE ACW another WAL TER SIMON special............................... DEPARTMENTS THE REVIEWING STAND with Jay Hadley THE COURIER DISPATCH News of the hobby with Rob Maclean DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD Letters to (or at) the Editor. VOLLEY FIRE What do you like (or hate) about the issue 5 13 19 35 41 49 53 58 25 45 52 64 5 3 25 49

m:br ~I)utt.i~tt MANAGING EDITOR: Richard L. Bryant BUSINESS MANAGER: leo Cronin ART DIRECTOR: Joseph Miceli ADVERTISING MANAGER: Bruce Milligan THEME EDITOR: THE SUDAN lynn Bodin CONTRIBUTING EDITORS William Abrams; Ken Bunger; Phil Barker; Robert Beattie; Rodman Burr; Steve Carpenter; Pat Condray; Tom Desmond; Jay Hadley; Steve Haller; Ian Knight; Paul Koch; Doug Johnson; Robert Mosca; Nick Nascati; Cliff Sayre; George Sch neider; Kruse Smith; Walter Simon; Ned Zuparko. Jon Rettich STAFF CARTOONISTS: Jose Niera STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS: Pat Condray Tom Desmond THE COURIER DISPATCH: Robert Maclean STAFF ILLUSTRATORS Ala n Archambault, AI Karasa John Thull, Joe Matthews, larry Schuman THE COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. Richard L. Bryant, President DIRECTORS Richard Bryant, leo Cronin, Gloria Miceli TH E COURIER is published approximately bi-monthly at Brockton, MA 02403 USA. SUBSCRIPTIONS USA - $14.00; CANADA & S. AMERICA, surface rate -$17.00. UNITED KINGDOM & EUROPE write to: Albion Scott, Bercourt House, York Rd., Bentford, Middlesex, England. AUSTRALIA & N. ZEALAND write to: The Tin Soldier, 424 George St., Sydney NSW 2000, A ustralia. BACK ISSUES Recent back issues are avai lable for $3.50, USA; $4.00 Canada & Foreigf'l surface; $5.00 Foreign airmai l. See last page of issue for listing. Monies in US funds drawn on US banks o r international Postal Money Order. Subscriptions start with NEXT published issue after receipt of payment. No responsibility is assumed for statements of fact or opinion made by the authors. No responsibility is assumed for unsolicited manuscripts, but all submissions are welcome, no query necessary. All submissions should contain a self-addressed STAMPED envelope large enough to return the submission. This magazine and other publications ofthe Courier Publishing Company are sold with the understanding that every reasonable attempt is made to deliver them safely through the mails. The Courier Publishing Company is not responsible for items lost in the mails. Replacements will be provided at their usual cost. All DOMESTIC DEALER INQUIRIES,ADVERTISING COpy AND INQUIRIES, DOMESTIC SUBSCR IP TIONS AND ARTICLES to THE COURIER, Box 1878, Brockton, MA 02403. Entire Contents Copyright 1984 by The Courier Publishing Company, Inc. THE VANGUARD EDITOR'S NOTES We still hear tales of woe about the "dying" hobby. Nothing could be farther from reality! When I personally discovered this hobby 17 years ago, miniatures were only available from overseas and from Jack Scruby. Table Top Talk and The Armchair General were the only magazines. We were able (with Jack Scruby's help) to locate the grand total of 62 miniature gamers in the whole country. Today there are 10's of thousands of miniature gamers, at least 10 companies in the USA making historical miniatures (many more in England). There are literally dozens of magazines available from all over the world (many specializing in just one period). These manufacturers are bringing out more new lines each year than even existed when I sta rted and in several scales (we had only 20mm and 30mm). There have been 8-10 new rule sets published this past year and there are more reference books, painting guides and historical military treatises than one could possible read being printed every year. Various acquaintances who own hobby shops or who manufacture historical miniature items report a healthy rise in historical sales with a corresponding decline in fantasy (as opposed to SF) sa les. We are on an upswing all right but this is no time to be complacent. We must continue to help the hobby along by converting non-historica l gamers, bringing in beginners, attending historically oriented conventions, supporting the stores that supply historical items as well as the manufacturer who makes them (avoid pirated figures and zeroxed rule sets). ASAD NOTE I have just received word that Tom Shaw (of Avalon Hill) and his family were recently involved in a very bad automobile accident. I am sure you will all join with me in wishing them well and praying for their quick recovery. JULY I AUGUST 1984 VOL. V, NO.4 COVER THE FINAL CHARGE AGAINST MAHMUD'S ZERIBA AT THE BATTLE OF ATBARA, APRIL 5, 1898. (Authors Collection) 4

THE SUDAN PART II 1885-1899 BY LYNN BODIN THE MAHDIST CHARGE AT OMDURMAN (Author's Collection) THE KHALIFA TAKES CONTROL The fall of Khartoum, the death of Gordon, and the failure of the Gordon Relief Expedition soon caused the British public to lose interest in the Sudan... and the Gladstone government. The change in government meant a change in policy and, at least initially, the new policy was one of revenge. By the time the state of the army in Egypt was evaluated, however, it was found that at least a year would be needed for regrouping, re-equipping and reinforcing Wolseley' s troops for a major expedition into the Sudan. Rather than spend all that time (and money) on an expedition of questionable value, the decision was made to forget about the Sudan and withdraw to the Egyptian frontier (except for a strong garrison at Suakin on the Red Sea). The Sudan would be left to the Mahdists to run as they wished. The sudden death of Muhammad Ahmad, likewise fouled-up the plans of the Mahdists. It was hoped to follow the Khartoum operation with a large-scale invasion of Egypt. The death of the Mahdi and the ascension to power of the Khalifa caused the postponement of the Egyptian invasion. The Khalifa had expected at least a minor power struggle between the Mahdi's supporters, the Ashraf, and his own factions. Surprisingly, all the powerful amirs, the members of the Mahdi's family and the Ashraf all swore allegiance to Abdallahi as the " khalifat al-mahdi" (the Mahdi' s successor). Despite his ease of ascension to power, the Khalifa spent the better part of a year solidifying his position as the leader of the Sudanese people. Consequently, the Mahdist military machine was not very active during the period of the change of power. The Khalifa was rewarded with two victories in the summer of 1885, the capture of Kassala and Sennar, the last two Egyptian outposts in the interior of the Sudan. As these operations were begun under the Mahdi' s reign, however, they cannot be totally attributed to the Khalifa. The first major military operation undertaken by the Kahlifa was the intermittant war with Abyssinia, which lasted from 1887 to 1889. THE ABYSSINIAN WAR AND THE RELIEF OF EMIN PASHA The reasons behind the Abyssinian war are very vague. It seems most likely that both the Khalifa and King John wanted to prove between themselves who was the best man. For two years the arm ies of these two African nations threw themselves at each other with no real advantage ever going to either side. The Abyssinians attacked first, capturing Gallabat, then burning the village and retiring. The Khalifa sent the Emir Yunis al-dikaim to retaliate. Instead, Yunis re-established peaceful relations with the Abyssinians. After a 5