The Men Who Would Be Kings Solo Campaign

 Been tweaking and refining my rules for playing a few linked games of TMWWBK.

And so once again an expedition has been sent out from Shaarwyd toward Fort Ooknall in the remote province of Ilkestaan.

Th Julius Column, with Captain Julius leading A. Co of the 99th, Lt. Leonard commanding B. Co. and the brutish Sgt. Kumar driving the Dilshad rifles along with Lt Simm commanding the artillery element has set out on a relief mission.

Day one from Shaarwyd passed uneventfully apart from a brief bout of sniping that unfortunately carried off young Private Hedge of A Co. 

Day Two the column made good progress until scouts reported native tribesmen massing in the rocks ahead. Julius arrayed the men for battle and the field gun barked forth!

Tribesmen were seemingly everywhere amongst the rocks.

Lt Leonard bravely crested the ridge with B. Co. but lost a man as he did so

At the first sign of firing the Dislhads turned tail and fled the field with Sgt Kumar ranging after them.

Sword armed tribesmen burst from the rocks and raced toward A. Co.

Who held firm and gunned them down.

Sadly however weight of numbers began to tell.

Shooting by the tribesmen took heavy toll on the gun crew, leaving only the imperturbable Lt. Simm to man the gun.

Exposed and with the Dilshad's fled the tribesmen were able to close with and finally cut down B. Co.

 

And then dish out the same treatment to A. Co.

A humiliating setback for Captain Julius and time is ticking on his rescue mission.

A. Co. lost a further four men permanently to the sharp knives of the tribesemen. B Co. more fortunately were able to retrieve most of the company, losing just a single man and the gun crew's wounds turned out to be merely superficial. When Sgt. Kumar eventually drove the Dilshads back to camp only one man was unaccounted for, though several bore marks that the sergeant himself had inflicted.

Despite this setback Julius has ordered the march to continue. Fort Ooknall must be relieved.