These
photos are from a game that Eric Alvarado (my co-author on the scenario
book) and I ran at the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (HMGS) Fall In! Convention on November 10, 2007.
The actual battle took place in April of 1904 at the dried-out bed of the
Owiumbo River. I had already run several scenarios at previous HMGS
conventions, but this was the first one to benefit from my having access to
primary German-language sources. In the actual battle at Owiumbo, the Hereros (concealed
in the thick thorn bushes) pinned down the Germans with rapid rifle fire for
ten hours and almost encircled them. The Germans retreated during the night -
exhausted, dehydrated, and almost out of ammunition.
Captions describing the photos will be added soon.