Gingindlovo: More Zulu Trivia from Bwana Bill

As you may know, there was a great class division between British officers and their soldiers that manifested itself in many ways. It has been said that this extended to the consumption of alcoholic beverages. British soldiers were fond of beer and gin (usually too fond!) and a proper officer would not been seen touching either one. Wine and brandy were their acceptable alternatives. As you may have noticed, many words in the Zulu language are hard for the English speaking tongue to pronounce. During the 1879 Zulu War the British troops could not help but notice the word "gin" in the name Gingindlovo. (It means "the place of the elephants.") They therefore jokingly referred to the place as "Gin, gin, I love you." Having read about this prior to my trip to South Africa I had assumed that Gingindlovo was pronounced with soft g's. During the trip, my guide and I drove past Gingindlovo and I told him the "Gin, gin, I love you" story which he thought was very amusing. I then asked him if it was pronounced with soft g's or hard g's he assured me that it was hard g's. Good to know, right?

17th/21st Lancers Cap Badge

I'm working on my 17th/21stLancers, often called "The Death or Glory Boys".

This cap badge is theirs. The unit history reaches back to the Crimean War, and the (in)famous charge of the Light Brigade.

Other Gamer Blogs

I've recently discovered that several other gamers have also started "Blogging", so I've linked to their pages! Have a look at Little Wars, Miniature Gamer, and Little Lead Heroes.

I'm certain there are more Blogs out there about miniature wargames; If you know of one, or you run one, drop me a comment here and I'll check it out and link to your Blog!

When you check out the three blogs listed, drop a them comment to let the authors know you popped in, and give them a shout from the Tabletop Gamer blog!

Roll bones, push lead, have fun!

Still More Action from Fall In: Scenes of a spectacular castle siege

Here is view of the moat and drawbridge

"Flames of War" Action at Fall In: A horde of T34s rolls toward the enemy!

A really neat Stalingrad set up.

A huge horde of Russian infantry descend on the tractor factory at Stalingrad

Every nook and cranny of the tractor factory is bursting with Russian troops!

Italian M14 tanks prepare to move out. Hey, looks like they borrowed a German 88mm gun. That should give the enemy more trouble than all those tanks!

British tanks try to screen advancing infantry. Too bad that trick won't work with the Flames of War rules! They're in for a rude surprise!

U.S. tanks fighting a rearguard action in North Africa.

Blogmeister Keith's Desert Rats make another appearance! Man, I see them everywhere these days!

U.S. halftracks unlimber an anti-tank gun battery.

More Action at Fall In: A British film crew was on hand to film Lee and Meade fighting it out again at Gettysburg!

Civil War soldiers "making time" with the Film Crew Girl

Lee and Meade discuss tactics after the battle, hey wait a minute!; why is Lee using his hands like he was a fighter pilot? Did I miss something?

Action at Fall In: Blogmeister Keith fires his "random number generators" during a Flames of War game.

Keith is shocked by the results (the other chaps snicker)

Desperate, he calls for air support, but he is playing the U.S. side, isn't his cell co. owned by Deutsch Telekom? What will respond; P47s or Stukas?